Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - March, 2020
Scientists have discovered a giant reservoir of freshwater locked under the sea.
Studies question CSG data
A Queensland farmer has commissioned their own hydrogeological study that throws official water figures into doubt.
Ocean plastic returns
CSIRO says plastic dumped in the ocean is making its way back to Australia’s beaches.
Seeds of life seen later
A study of billion-year-old rocks has revealed that the building blocks for life on Earth arrived much later than previously thought.
Baaka flows welcomed
The river is flowing for the community of Wilcannia in far-western New South Wales for the first time in years.
Gas regulation found lacking
An official report has questioned compliance in Queensland’s CSG regulation.
Locals vocal over tunnel dump
Over a thousand Victorians have turned out to protest plans to store contaminated soil in a former coal mine.
Study shows DOC threat
New research has found climate change and urbanisation are threatening drinking water quality.
Synthetic cell filters well
Researchers have pioneered a new filtration technique that could change the future of power.
Wastewater gives illicit insight
Australia’s wastewater has given new insights into the nation’s drug consumption.
Gas rights on outback rivers
The Queensland Government has given energy company Santos extended rights to explore environmentally significant areas for potential commercial gas extraction.
Water move cost $365k
The Federal Government has revealed that the cancellation of its plan to transfer water bureaucrats between departments cost taxpayers $365,000.
Court set for Linc leaders
Five former executives will stand trial over a failed coal gasification plant.
Aquifers could stave off evaporation
Experts say Australia should ‘bank water’ by using aquifers as giant underground storage tanks.
Diversion plan slammed
Residents are angry about a $24 million deal to help the Darling River flow again.
Forrest seeks water fix
Mining billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest is making a multimillion-dollar investment push into aquaculture.
Locals reject lowering
Protestors have demanded that Queensland’s Paradise Dam be fixed and not lowered.
Wetlands reduce storm damage
New research has found wetlands can prevent millions of dollars of storm damage.
Floods test basin plan
Flood waters are bringing the first major test of the northern projects of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan since it was struck in 2012.
Oil dig blamed for ill villagers
A mystery illness is killing Ethiopian villagers near a Chinese oil project in the country’s east.
Tasmania issues hydrogen plan
The Tasmanian Government is spending $50 million to develop a hydrogen energy industry in the state.