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Welcome to Water Recycling Systems Design

Water Recycling Systems Design focuses on integrated urban water management and Water sensitive Urban Design (WSUD). Research facilities include:


  • Three full-scale bioretention system, including a pioneering deposit and retrieval system to eliminate the need for irrigation with municipal water during inter-storm periods.

 Bioretention system

  • Full-scale testing facility for permeable pavements with harvesting and reuse functionality. Harvested stormwater from the pavement's underlying storage tank is used to irrigate an adjacent rainwater garden, using solar powered pumps.

 Permeable pavemnts

  • Full-scale siphonic roof drainage system for harvesting and reusing rainwater from commercial and industrial buildings (32m long, 6m high).

 siphonic roof drainage system at sydney stadium

  • Salinity management and optimum water use efficiency for crops and parklands irrigated with recycled water.

 salinity management for crops and parlands

Enquiry of Postgraduate Research and other research opportunities: 

At present, there are several PhD students and a number of visiting researchers and exchange students in the Group. For potential applicants of PhD and Master's research, or if you have any other enquiries, please contact Prof. Simon Beecham at: simon.beecham@unisa.edu.au, or by phone:       +61 8 8302 5141.



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