Water is a valuable resource. Apart from drinking water and household use, Australians rely on water as an input to almost every industry in the nation's economy, particularly agriculture.
In the past, Australians have generally thought of water as a free resource. However, drought and water restrictions in many areas of Australia since 2002, together with increasing evidence of the adverse effects of increased water use on river health, is changing the way we regard water.
| Featured |
 Water in Australia Explores issues relating to water in Australia including water availability, water consumption, river health and water management and conservation.
|
| Dam Levels Monitor |
 Keep an eye on dam levels nationwide with the CSIRO Australian Dam Levels Monitor tools
from the Water Resources Observation Network.
|
| Did you know? |
Water supply and use in Australia needs to be viewed in the context of Australia's climate. Australia's long-term annual average rainfall is the lowest of all the continents (except Antarctica). Rainfall in Australia is also highly variable, not only from region-to-region but also from year-to-year and from season-to-season.
|
|
|
This page last updated 21 May 2008
|
Email notification service
Print All
RSS
Rate this page