Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - May, 2016
The WA Government will soon start work on close to $11 million in water infrastructure upgrades.
Boat banned after safety inspections
A cruise boat operator says he has been hit hard by marine safety authorities.
Departments silent on foam tests
A Senate report has called for blood testing of workers and residents in response to “the new asbestos”.
Carbon marker ticks over 400ppm
An atmospheric monitoring station on the north-west tip of Tasmania has recorded carbon dioxide measurements above 400 parts per million for the first time.
Can plan lands in NSW
The New South Wales Government will refund 10 cents for cans and containers under a new recycling scheme.
CCA wants Reef risks raised
The Climate Council of Australia (CCA) has warned that the fate of the Great Barrier Reef could be sealed in the next term of Federal Government.
Core samples give climate hints
Australian experts have used Antarctic ice core samples to reconstruct rainfall records for a specific water catchment for the first time.
Dry times reduce NT allocations
Water allocations for the Tindall Limestone aquifer in the Katherine region have been reduced.
Nuclear report fallout spreads
The final report from South Australia's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission has been released.
SA water work awarded
Australian wastewater researchers have won an award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
Water warnings tested in court
A major mine expansion in NSW could threaten Sydney's drinking water, a court has been told.
Experts want clear green goals
Climate scientists say green targets set at COP21 in Paris are too ambiguous.
Bore plan moving in Broken Hill
WaterNSW has have chosen a site for bores that could soon supply the far west NSW city of Broken Hill.
Dry times to drive massive displacement
Experts say that as dry days increase and water supplies disappear, large part of the Middle East and North Africa will become unliveable.
Experts react to gas leak claim
Anti-CSG arguments were stoked by recent footage of a river on fire, but experts say the video is not all as it seems.
Interest bubbles for new buyback
Irrigators in Queensland's Darling Downs are celebrating the launch of a new groundwater buyback tender.
Legal fight launched on coal giant
This week has seen the start of what could be a landmark climate change case in Australia.
Slight rise welcomed in Tassie dams
Tasmania's water storages have risen for the first time this year.
Water funding flows north
Australia’s water industry was not missed in this week’s budget announcement.