Archived Industry News for Water Professionals
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is checking over its facts and figures, commissioning a review of the science underpinning the plan.
Pressure builds on move to in-house irrigation
Queensland irrigators are voting on whether they want to take over their local schemes, currently run by state body Sunwater.
Fears force councils to call for more power
Another local government has called on the federal government to give it more power over coal seam gas and farmlands.
Queensland's green coal boss blurs lines, creates conflict
One of the key people behind Queensland’s environmental policies is also a manager in the coal sector.
Floating nuclear plants given nod for safety
Energy engineers say floating nuclear power plants could avoid some of the pitfalls of their land-based predecessors.
Farm help funds have yet to flow as drought drags on
Federal and state governments have not begun to deliver a promised $280 million concessional loan program for farmers.
New map puts big water data online
The divining rod has been replaced by a digital equivalent, with the launch of an internet database for groundwater monitoring.
New source eases water strain for West
A new source will supply gigalitres of water to mines in some of Australia’s harshest country.
Short shark cull over, longer season still sought
Western Australia’s shark culling trial ends this week, but the state is trying to extend it for three more years.
Contamination checks take pills for vast improvement
A team of chemical engineers is working on a way to reduce an entire water safety testing lab into a single pill.
Gas check to build baseline as CSG explodes
Researchers are investigating whether coal seam gas (CSG) activity could be causing methane seeps in Queensland.
Island nations' energy mix fixed by helpful neighbours
New Zealand is helping out its Pacific neighbours by supporting the construction of the region’s largest solar panel array.
Rubble wall called to fight shark trouble
West Australian builders are looking at a new project which could cut the death toll from shark attacks near beaches.
Court case only briefly interrupts Japanese whaling
Japan will hunt whales again, after it announced a ‘redesign’ of its ‘scientific’ slaughter.
Expert checks twenty years of water policy
An expert in water management policy has launched an investigation of one state’s policies and practice, while water bills continue to rise.
Household top bill honours trickle to SA
Adelaide’s water bills are officially “the highest of all comparable Australian water utilities”, and a new report blames the SA government.
Many millions to upgrade NSW water IT
The New South Wales State Water department has embarked on an overhaul of its IT systems, bringing cohesion to improve services for its 6300 licensed water users.
Micro-fossils shed light on million-year macro changes
Research has revealed a new way to gauge sea-level changes and deep-sea temperature changes over the past 5.3 million years.
Small relief triggers big dump
One US city has dumped millions of litres of drinking water after a local teenager was spotted urinating in the supply.
Tide of budget cuts could take National Water Commission
There is speculation this week that the Federal Government will look to axe a major water policy advisory body in the effort to cut costs.
Funds flow after feisty Ita floods
State, federal and local government authorities have toured cyclone-hit regions of north Queensland in the wake of the weekend deluge, with funding packages announced and rolling-out for thousands of residents.