Inland water

Water management in Australia

We have significant and expanding knowledge of the relationships between water management actions and ecological condition that are essential for effective management.
2016
Relates to
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Murray DarlingTimor SeaGulf of Carpentaria
Inland water

Recent national assessments of management performance

The National Water Initiative has set the water policy reform agenda for the past decade, following on from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Water Reform Framework of 1994.
2016
Relates to
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Inland water

Reviews of state and regional management

The Murray–Darling Basin Plan included 2750 GL of water to be recovered from consumptive use and returned to the environment each year.
2016
Relates to
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Murray DarlingGreat Barrier ReefLake Eyre
Argent RM (2016). Inland water: Topics. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/inland-water/topics?framework=116, DOI 10.4226/94/58b656cfc28d1