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Gippsland Lakes Environmental Water Requirements. 
Ecos is leading a large multidisciplinary team in this project designed to develop an environmental flows methodology for the Gippsland Lakes.  The Gippsland Lakes is wetland of International Significance.  It consists of a large wetland complex with extensive fringing wetlands, multiple river estuaries, and large shallow estuarine lakes and supports a local economy based on tourism, water recreation, and fisheries.  The project seeks to identify the environmental, social and economic values of the lakes system dependent on the quality and quantity of riverine and marine inflows.  Client: West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

Index of Storage Condition and Reporting for South East Queensland Major Storages. 
Ecos developed a condition monitoring and reporting methodology for SEQWater for its three major storages.  These storages supply Brisbane with the bulk of its drinking water supply and are a critical part of the water supply infrastructure for South East Queensland.  Ecos identified a range of indicators for catchment and storage processes that affect storage water quality, and biotic response indicators for the storages covering all trophic levels.  Client: SEQWater.

Environmental assessment of future development options for Lake Mokoan. 
Lake Mokoan is a large man-made off-stream water storage adjacent to the Broken River in northern Victoria.  Due to its shallow nature, the lake loses significant quantities of water in evaporation.  This study investigated the feasibility of potential future development options for the Lake aimed at water savings.  Ecos’s focus was on ecological issues and the predicted effects of different design configurations on the lake’s biological response.  A series of design options were developed for the future of the lake and subject to a risk assessment to identify benefits and costs.  Client: URS Australia on behalf of a consortium of the Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority, Goulburn-Murray Water, Murray-Darling Basin Commission and the Department Sustainability and Environment.