Urban Water

Urban water - Areas of expertise and significant projects

Urban water demand analysis, modelling and forecasting

Urban water demand analysis, modelling and forecasting
Spatial and temporal trend analysis and forecasting
Urban water supply and demand water balance modelling
Urban water demand management planning and water conservation measures
Peak demand analysis
Analysis and integration of smart meter data
Fit for purpose supply source assessment
Climate variability and change modelling and impact assessment

Smart Irrigation Management for Parks and Cool Towns (SIMPaCT)

New South Wales

Water Governance in Pakistan - Access to safe water for marginalised communities

International

National Performance Report - Review of indicators for national urban water performance reporting

Australia

Meet our Experts

Dr Christian Urich

Senior Urban Water Modelling + Data Engineer

Urban hydrology and urban water systems modelling

Water resource and integrated urban water management system modelling
Catchment and urban development rainfall-runoff and water quality modelling
Integrated urban water systems modelling, including urban heat
Planning and management scenario development and simulation
Climate variability and change modelling and impact assessment

Urban water strategy, planning and policy

Urban water resource strategy development and planning
Water sensitive cities and integrated urban water planning and management, including urban heat impacts and mitigation
Urban water resource policy review and assessment
Planning of distribution networks including integration of local water solutions
Drought strategies and response plans
Economic assessment of servicing strategies and options and business case development
Performance assessment, benchmarking and reporting

Developing country support and capacity building

Risk-informed planning
Climate risk impact assessment and adaptation planning
Water sensitive cities assessment, planning and transition
Hazard assessment and risk mapping
Water balance modelling to support system design
Water demand assessment
Supply source conceptual design and review
Demand management and water conservation measures

Water information, decision support and smart cities

Infrastructure risk assessments, asset criticality, resilience assessments
Design, review, development and operationalisation of data acquisition and management platforms
Data collection, management, analysis and integration, including IoT devices
Priority and custom dashboard and data driven application development
Data driven insights, including the use of machine learning/artificial intelligence (AI) tools
Model management systems and practices
Software development and operationalisation

Publications

Beatty, R., Razera, A. (2021).
Extreme drought planning for urban water – the devil is in the detail.
Ozwater 2021 Conference, 4 – 6 May, Adelaide, Australia.

Beatty, R. J. (2019).

Managing Urban Water Demands – The Challenges Presented by Climate Change.

Climate Adaptation Conference 2018, Melbourne, 8th-10th May 2019.

Beatty, R., & Allen, K. (2019).
Planning Urban Water System Responses to Megadrought – How looking back can help us look forward.
Ozwater 2019-Transforming Our World, Melbourne, 6-10th May, 2018

Beatty, R. (2018).
Improving understanding of water demand drivers and the implications for medium and long-term forecasting.
OzWater-Australia’s International Water Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, 8-10th May, 2018.

Urban Water

Urban water - Areas of expertise and significant projects

Urban water demand analysis, modelling and forecasting

Smart Irrigation Management for Parks and Cool Towns (SIMPaCT)

Water Governance in Pakistan - Access to safe water for marginalised communities

National Performance Report - Review of indicators for national urban water performance reporting

Meet our Experts

Dr Matthew Hardy

Russell Beatty

Dr Christian Urich

Kate Austin

Brad Neal

Alessandra Razera

Rachel Barrett

Urban hydrology and urban water systems modelling

Urban water strategy, planning and policy

Developing country support and capacity building

Water information, decision support and smart cities

Publications

Meet our Experts

Dr Matthew Hardy

Russell Beatty

Dr Christian Urich

Kate Austin

Brad Neal

Alessandra Razera

Rachel Barrett

Partnerships & Affiliations

Melbourne

Sydney

Brisbane