Dr Stevens is currently Senior Scientist – Sewage Strategy and Policy, Service Futures at Melbourne Water.
Dr Daryl Stevens’ research career was consolidated by working as a Researcher for the University of Adelaide and CSIRO Land and Water. He has consulted extensively (2005-2009) for the National Environmental Protection Council as Coordinator and Scientific Services for the Environmental Risk component of the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling (AGWR, Phase 1), drafting Phase 2B (Stormwater) and Phase 2C (Managed Aquifer Recharge). Providing the Project Coordinator and providing Scientific Services, Dr Stevens was pivotal in developing the risk assessment approach currently used for the AGWR (NRMMC and EPHC 2006).
Dr Stevens’ research and consulting focus on environmental toxicology and agronomic management of recycled water and biosolids. Some of the highlights of his research have been his position as the Australian Coordinator for Recycled Water use in Horticulture, which assisted the adoption and use of recycled water in horticulture across Australia.
He was the Senior Editor/author for a book published by CSIRO publishing on ‘Growing crops with reclaimed water’ in Australia (2006) and has published chapters in books, scientific journal papers, guidelines, Australian Standards and industry handbooks, related to the scientific publication services provided.
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