The strategic research areas of the centre are the following:

Leading edge technologies:

•  Reclaimed Water
•  Membrane technologies
•  Water and wastewater treatment

Water quality:

•  Microbiological quality of water and water bodies
•  Ecological quality of water bodies
•  Chemical water quality
•  Organoleptic quality

Management of water resources:

•  Economics of water
•  Social perception
•  Public participation
•  Global change