Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - March, 2021
Researchers say water hoarding and and speculation are not driving price rises in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Hydrogen springs from coal site
Brown coal is being turned into liquid hydrogen as part of a $500 million pilot project in Victoria.
Spill fine tops $2.5 billion
The world's biggest nickel producer has paid a AU$2.5 billion fine for environmental damage.
Foreign water shares slammed
New analysis reveals the extent of the “corporatisation” of Australian water.
MDB scheme scrapped
The federal Water Minister has cut funding for a program that paid farmers to save water for the Murray-Darling Basin.
MDBA responds to fire runoff
Bushfire runoff is impacting water quality in the Hume Dam and downstream areas of the Murray-Darling system.
Provider slammed for river discharge
A Victorian water provider has been fined for discharging wastewater into a river.
QLD lags on shark help
The Queensland Government is not doing much to reduce the rate of shark deaths in its drumlines.
SA Water seeks tech edge
SA Water is turning to AI and predictive modelling to improve its services.
Water lobby launches green pledge
The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) says its industry members want a transition to net-zero carbon emissions as soon as possible.
Giant reef rings hold rich life
Researchers have uncovered new details of ancient, giant, doughnut-shaped structures on the Great Barrier Reef.
La Niña brings wet, cool shift
La Niña has broken Australia’s hot streak, delivering the wettest summer in four years and its coolest in almost a decade.
Longwall risk laid out
Concern has been raised about the effect of a coal mine expansion on key swamplands in NSW.
Marine sinks studied
UNESCO says Australia’s unique marine habitats are some of the world’s largest stores of carbon dioxide.
Bugs munch QLD sewage
Cultivated bacteria are being used to clean sewage at a wastewater plant in Brisbane.
Half huge flood bill settled
Thousands of Brisbane 2011 flood victims have secured partial settlement in a class action.