flood Archives - Water Research Australia https://www.waterra.com.au/topic/flood/ National leader in water solutions through collaboration and high impact research Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:35:26 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.waterra.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-waterRA-favicon-1-32x32.png flood Archives - Water Research Australia https://www.waterra.com.au/topic/flood/ 32 32 Development of a Bayesian risk assessment tool to predict and manage the water quality impacts of extreme events in both metropolitan and smaller remote areas https://www.waterra.com.au/project/development-of-a-bayesian-risk-assessment-tool-to-predict-and-manage-the-water-quality-impacts-of-extreme-events-in-both-metropolitan-and-smaller-remote-areas/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:25:40 +0000 https://43.250.142.120/~waterrac/?post_type=ts-portfolio&p=9021 The ADWG has methods for predicting risks to water quality, but these were not developed for managing extreme climate-change driven weather events such as bushfires or floods...

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The ADWG has methods for predicting risks to water quality, but these were not developed for managing extreme climate-change driven weather events such as bushfires or floods. This research developed a risk assessment tool for managing water-related health risks associated with extreme weather events. Real-world datasets and experience of water cloudiness (turbidity), colour and blue-green algae were used to create and validate environmental models which were developed further by applying Baysian network and System Dynamics concepts. This iteration of the model was not constrained by, and did not reflect existing risk profiles, but was judged to be flexible enough to provide a realistic representation of future hazards arising from extreme weather events.

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