Reading RoomOn Friday, 20 January 2012, the federal government released a report prepared by Maddocks for the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
The report – "The Role of Regulation in Facilitating or Constraining Adaptation to Climate Change for Australian Infrastructure" – examines the regulatory frameworks affecting some of Australia's most important …
Between 1997 and 2009, inflows into Melbourne’s major water storages were 39% lower than the annual long term average from 1913 to 1996 due to decreases in rainfall and runoff associated with Melbourne’s worst drought on record. Melbourne’s water supplies will be further strained as a result of likely increases in demand stemming from population growth and likely decreases …
Wastewater treatment plants represent essential urban infrastructure. Every resident in every urban area expects to be able to flush the toilet or pull the plug and see wastewater disappear without the need for further thought or action. Many industrial processes also need to lawfully discharge large quantities of trade wastes without the risk of interruption. Furthermore, it takes …
Water is a precious commodity. It is essential to sustain life but has no substitutes. It is used for a broad range of purposes including for agriculture, household and recreational use, industry and environmental activities.
While demand for water continues to escalate in line with increasing population, our finite water resources are being depleted at an alarming rate. …
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Victoria’s water crisis has helped to propel stormwater harvesting and reuse to the forefront of options being considered to replenish our precious and fast diminishing water resources.
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