Recycled Water Facility in Australia Offers Lessons for Global Drought Planning
Recycling wastewater is cheaper than desalination and less environmentally damaging than river diversions.
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The Stream, October 20: Australia Fends Off Agricultural Water Scarcity by Expanding Dams and Irrigation
Water Infrastructure Australia, Asia, Africa, Middle East Australia is planning to build more dams and invest in as many as 30 irrigation schemes to provide more water for agricultural production, Reuters reported, citing a new government paper. Per capita water availability from the country’s existing dams has declined more than 20 percent since 1980. As […]
The Stream, June 2: Australian Government Changes Priorities in Murray-Darling River Basin Restoration
Australia’s conservative coalition government will cut by 13 percent the amount of water it purchases from farmers, water that will be used to restore flows in the country’s most important watershed, The Australian reports. Instead, the government will spend $2.3 billion on water-efficient infrastructure projects, in hopes of saving an equivalent amount of water. Concerns […]
Australia Disbands National Water Commission
The water advisory group is a casualty of sharp cuts to the Commonwealth’s budget. Image courtesy of Michael Storer via Flickr Creative Commons The National Water Commission tracks the progress of water policy reform across Australia, including areas like the Murray Darling River Basin.Click image to enlarge. By Codi Kozacek Circle of Blue The commission […]
Australian State Considers Selling Its Biggest Water Assets, Built During Drought Panic
Queensland’s rush to build desalination and recycled water facilities is a cautionary tale. Queensland spent big during the decade of drought that choked Australia at the turn of the 21st century. The northeastern state built a $AUS 2.6 billion facility to purify and reuse sewer water and a $AUS 1.2 billion plant to remove the […]
‘Transformational’ Water Reforms, Though Wrenching, Helped Australia Endure Historic Drought, Experts Say
California, in the third year of its worst drought ever, faces challenges similar to those of Australia. A panel of water policy experts and Circle of Blue journalists questioned whether the nation’s most populous state has the resolve to enact similar reforms.
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The Stream, March 10: Australia Coal Seam Gas Operation Fined for Polluting Groundwater
Pollution A coal seam gas operation in Australia’s Pilliga forest contaminated groundwater supplies with arsenic, lead and uranium after the facility’s storage ponds leaked, the Guardian reported. The contamination led to a $1,500 fine and calls from environmentalists and farmers to halt the operation, though the company says the groundwater was not part of a […]
California Drought: Lessons from Australia’s Biggest Dry
Join the Conversation How should California respond to its water challenge? Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:00a – 12:00p PDT 1:00p – 3:00p EDT. Contents Introduction: California Drought Summary: The International Context Links and Resources What is Choke Point: Index Meet the Panelists Questions? How should California respond to its water challenge? Your expertise, creativity and […]
The Stream, February 27: Australia Caps Murray-Darling Water Buybacks at 1,500 Gigaliters
Australia New South Wales and the federal government of Australia have reached a new agreement about government water buybacks in the Murray-Darling River Basin, capping the buybacks at 1,500 gigaliters, the Guardian reported. The buybacks transfer water rights from farmers and other water users to the government, and are meant to keep enough water in […]
The Stream, February 12: Australian Nickel Refinery Releases Wastewater Into the Great Barrier Reef
Pollution Australian government records show that a nickel refinery illegally discharged wastewater into the Great Barrier Reef marine park, introducing hundreds of tons of nitrogen into the environment, the Guardian reported. The company was not penalized, and said the releases were necessary to prevent overflow from the refinery’s tailings ponds during heavy rains. Environmental officials […]
