Dr. Dharmappa Hagare is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability Engineering at the School of Engineering, Western Sydney University. He has over 26 years of academic and 7 years of industrial experience in a wide variety of areas of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is a member of the Australian Water Association (1993) and Engineers Australia (1992). He has published about 200 journal and conference papers, technical reports, and book chapters. His main areas of research include water, nutrients, and materials recycling. He is currently leading research in the areas of recycled water for irrigation, reuse of water and nutrients within dairy industries, urban stormwater management, and waste recycling. He has successfully managed several projects related to the design, construction, and operation of water and wastewater treatment plants. Also, he has successfully completed several Risk Assessment and Management projects including Environmental Management Plans for mines and the use of recycled water. He has received over $3.4 million in research funding for mines and the use of recycled water.