Welcome to the Water Research Laboratory (WRL)

The Water Research Laboratory (WRL) is a leading international research and consulting laboratory. WRL is located at Manly Vale in Sydney’s northern suburbs on 4 ha of land and is part of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales. Academic staff of the School carry out research and supervise postgraduate students. WRL undertakes commercial activities through a commercial projects group where full time project staff undertake projects and offer expert advice to industry and government.

To find out more about WRL, please browse through the various parts of our site, or for information on our primary services or research programs, select from the list below.

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