Tony Weber Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Australia

I work across many hydrological and water quality areas focusing on strategic planning, investment prioritisation, independent review and analysis, in addition to planning, design and implementation of projects to manage and improve the health of waterways, rivers, catchments and our environment.

Basin Management Outcomes, Csiro Land And Water, Black Mountain, Canberra

A concurrent visiting role to work with friends and colleagues in Land and Water on catchment modelling and water quality management projects.

Responsible for overseeing water quality related business and projects across the whole of the company including mentoring, research, business development, project direction and new fields, in addition to the majority of my previous role's activities.

• Manage a diverse team of scientists and engineers working on water quality, stormwater management and integrated water cycle management projects• Development of catchment scale EMSS, E2 and WaterCAST models for more than 50 catchments across Australia, including catchments in Adelaide, Murraylands, South East Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Great Barrier Reef and many others• Member of the MUSIC urban stormwater model development team• Provision of model… Show more • Manage a diverse team of scientists and engineers working on water quality, stormwater management and integrated water cycle management projects• Development of catchment scale EMSS, E2 and WaterCAST models for more than 50 catchments across Australia, including catchments in Adelaide, Murraylands, South East Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Great Barrier Reef and many others• Member of the MUSIC urban stormwater model development team• Provision of model development advice and applications for the eWater Cooperative Research Centre• Member of the Product Life Cycle Steering Group, eWater CRC• Capacity building activities in the urban water, catchment management, catchment modelling, water quality management and stormwater management disciplines• Primary trainer for MUSIC urban stormwater model across Australia• Provision of training in EMSS, E2 and WaterCAST on behalf of the CRC for Catchment Hydrology and eWater CRCs• Committee Member of the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ)• Member of MODSIM09 organising committee.• Strategic water management projects including Maroochy Shire Council Integrated Water Management Code, Waterways and Wetlands Code, and Operational Works Planning Scheme Policy (Water Cycle Elements)• Calibration• Management, coordination and design of water quality management measures (wetlands, bioretention systems, grassed swales, GPTs etc) • Preparation of stormwater quality management solutions for a range of smaller developments.• Water quality management of urban lakes • Determination of Ecosystem Service Values • Audit of QA and QC systems for water quality monitoring programs• Presentations at conferences, workshops etc• Management of asset handover to local government for water quality infrastructure Show less

Responsible for applying eWater software in international markets

• Report on current issues within the catchment.• Report on the institutional structures within the catchment.• Draw attention to other research within the catchment.• Identify opportunities for CRC researcher participation in local workshops, conferences, tours, etc. • Monitor and evaluate the level of adoption and impacts of CRC research outputs/outcomes – communicate this information to the CRC.• Where appropriate, facilitate access to catchment information (eg. data… Show more • Report on current issues within the catchment.• Report on the institutional structures within the catchment.• Draw attention to other research within the catchment.• Identify opportunities for CRC researcher participation in local workshops, conferences, tours, etc. • Monitor and evaluate the level of adoption and impacts of CRC research outputs/outcomes – communicate this information to the CRC.• Where appropriate, facilitate access to catchment information (eg. data sets) and on-ground resources (support staff, equipment), on behalf of CRC Project Leaders.• Help to integrate related research in the focus catchment.• In association with the Communication and Adoption Program Leader, communicate CRC research findings to stakeholders within the catchment and those that have an interest in the local work of the CRC.• Feedback to CRC researchers those issues raised by key stakeholders in the focus catchment or within affected agencies.• Through participation in the CRC’s TAG and Review Panel processes, provide a catchment context (a ‘reality check’) for the research activities.• Undertake a ‘reality check’ on CRC research progress in the focus catchment. Show less

• Development of policy options for water quality management, including water quality objectives, planning instruments, land development, and integration of the total water cycle.• Development and management of stormwater quality monitoring and modelling activities.• Coordination and management of a program to construct and evaluate stormwater quality improvement devices across the city.• Management of and involvement in Council's partnership in the Cooperative Research Centre for… Show more • Development of policy options for water quality management, including water quality objectives, planning instruments, land development, and integration of the total water cycle.• Development and management of stormwater quality monitoring and modelling activities.• Coordination and management of a program to construct and evaluate stormwater quality improvement devices across the city.• Management of and involvement in Council's partnership in the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology through the Focus Catchment Coordinator role and through the CRC's Urban Stormwater Quality Research Program Team.• Management of the delivery of Waterway Health Assessments as part of the Waterway Management planning process.• Provision of advice to the Program Manager and Principal Program Officers on the costs of program elements, alternative sources of funding, and the financial status of the program with recommendations for changes as required.• Guidance on community/stakeholder participation in water quality management.• Implementation of initiatives and standards that achieve program outcomes such as Water Sensitive Urban Design, Water Quality Objectives, Water Quality Management Guidelines, Pollutant Export Guidelines.• Leadership of and participation in marketing, education and training activities that achieve program outcomes.• Leadership of staff in accordance with fair and equitable human resource management policies and practices and management of their performance and guidance the professional development of program staff. Show less