WaterRA is leading a consortium of water industries as part of the future configuration of the “CRC Care” post-June 2021. Water industry leaders (funding partners) of the consortium will determine the key information or research gaps to be addressed in a three-year plan. Topics will include, but not limited to, contamination assessment and remediation thereof in different media as they relate to their core business. Detailed project scopes will be achieved through subsequent co-design with research leads.

The aim of Project 1127 was to help the water industry better manage and understand contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), through:

• The creation of a CEC database
• The development of a classification system based on source, treatment and effects to facilitate management of CEC by the water industry
• The development of risk assessment approaches based on different classifications (i.e., source, treatment and effects) and integrate this functionality into the database as a prioritisation tool
• Guidance on including CEC into current water quality risk management plans/frameworks (e.g. ADWG, AGWR)