WaterSmart Dams: Understanding dams with the Water Evaluation Platform

S3E12 WaterSmart Dams: Understanding dams with the Water Evaluation Platform

16 July 202525:55

Dr John Duncan from The University of Western Australia and Dr Daniel Kidd from the Grower Group Alliance discuss the recently released Water Evaluation Platform (WEP), which was created as part of the WaterSmart Dams project.

WEP is a web application that allows you to simulate the performance of a dam and its catchment allowing the landholder to understand and analyse the different options available. The WEP was designed with industry experts and growers to support individual farms, private contractors, water planners, and local communities to make drought-resilient investment decisions.

This episode highlights the different types of analysis possible through WEP, as well as the data required, and the process taken to get here.

This episode is brought to you by the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub and is hosted by Shannon Beattie.

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Date Published

16/07/2025

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