Yarra Ranges, VIC boosts playtpus habitats with residential smart water tank pilot

Yarra Ranges, VIC Residential Smart Water Tank Pilot

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State-owned utility South East Water developed Tank Talk technology to enable remote-controlled water releases. Yarra Ranges will distribute smart tanks to households near catchment areas in 2022. Recipients can pre-program or manually release excess water into local waterways used by dwindling platypus populations. Household smart tanks and two smart storage units improve the shire's biodiversity while reducing flood damage.

Smart City Water Water Supply Resiliency Pilot / POC

Yarra Ranges, VIC

Shire in Victoria

Australia

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Smart water tank to help vulnerable platypus - Council

Yarra Ranges Council, in collaboration with South East Water and the University of Melbourne’s Waterways Ecosystem Research Group, Melbourne Water, has unveiled a new water system set to support fragile platypus habitats.

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Water authorities will be turning to Melburnians to help with a novel system of ‘smart’ rainwater tanks and urban lakes that can provide crucial water to support platypus habitat when it’s most needed – just before the breeding season.

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