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The Evolving World of Water Management

environmentallawcentre wrote 2 days ago: Blue Water by Carlos Porto In Alberta we generally know that when we turn on the tap we will have cl … more →

Tags: Events, water, Alberta, Water Management

Doubt about making 20% per capita water reduction mandatory.8 comments

onthepublicrecord wrote 1 month ago: One big complaint about last week’s water legislation is that it is pricey; a second complaint … more →

Tags: Districts

It was better before.

onthepublicrecord wrote 3 months ago: I was all fired up to write a series of posts about this article in the Hanford Sentinel, mostly abo … more →

Tags: Districts, Agriculture

Of course, that would require a functional state government.1 comment

onthepublicrecord wrote 5 months ago: The Pacific Institute has released another report on conserving ag water (or perhaps a final draft o … more →

Tags: Agriculture

Chile: town withers in free market for water

dietvorst wrote 5 months ago: During the past four decades here in Quillagua, a town in the record books as the driest place on ea … more →

Tags: Policy & Legislation, Water Resources Management, Chile, Water privatisation, water shortage, Water Rights

Long digression on the opposition to rate increases.

onthepublicrecord wrote 9 months ago: It is fairly common, if you follow a story for a few years to see a cycle of necessary rate increase … more →

Tags: Basic Stuff, Districts

Why it isn’t simple to charge market rates for water. Background.

onthepublicrecord wrote 9 months ago: I see this stuff all the time (sometimes, I see double!): an oversimplistic assessment that raising … more →

Tags: Drought, Districts

Virtual Water Trading Simulation

waterplanning wrote 1 year ago: CSIRO economists have developed the Australian Knowledge Exchange (AKX) – an online prediction marke … more →

Tags: Related Research, Social Learning, visualisation tools, Modelling, CSIRO, virtual water

Red Tape Preventing Sustainable Water Use

waterplanning wrote 1 year ago: A new report released by the University of New England (UNE) has found government bureaucracy is pre … more →

Tags: Related Research, water policy, water reform, barriers, uncertainty, irrigation, Institutions

Designer Carrots: The National Market-Based Instruments Forum

waterplanning wrote 1 year ago: John Mackenzie from the Collaborative Water Planning Project delivered a presentation at the Designe … more →

Tags: presentations, Public Participation, social assessment

Expo Zaragoza 2008 - Water Tribune events

dietvorst wrote 1 year ago: “Water and sustainable development” is the theme of Expo Zaragoza 2008. Under the banner … more →

Tags: Policies, Bilaterals, Economics, Water Rights

Singapore's International Water Week 2008

waterfortheages wrote 1 year ago: Singapore is hosting International Water Week from June 23rd to June 27th of 2008. This first-annual … more →

Tags: Asia, Conferences, Economy, INTERNATIONAL, Research, technology, water privitization, Water Trade, international water

New policy-plan: NSW towns to purchase water on the open market in deal to go level 4 to level 3a, others must plan to truck water, open channels banned

waterweek wrote 2 years ago: The NSW Department of Water and Energy, said sufficient water will be provided to all towns to meet d … more →

Tags: NSW, Australia, Agriculture, Policy, irrigation, Allocations, Emergency, Drought, evaporation

Qld: Warrego River water licence auction: Private trust backed by six environment groups to attempt to buy new water licences

waterweek wrote 2 years ago: A bid by the Nature Conservation Water Trust backed by six environment groups would attempt to buy n … more →

Tags: water, QLD, NSW, Algae, Water Week Vol 0411, Price, Water Trade, Wetlands

Adel­aide should be securing its own core independent water supply and possibly building three or four water desalination plants: Leader editorial in Advertiser

waterweek wrote 2 years ago: The State Government needed to understand the financing of water infrastructure such as desalination … more →

Tags: Desalination, Water Week Vol 0411, Policy, River Murray, Bursts, Public Opinion, Water Trade, Water Security

Vox pop: Gardens take miniscule amounts of Murray water but contribute significantly to economy

waterweek wrote 2 years ago: South Australia receives 8 per cent of the Murray/Darling inflows, of which Adelaide uses on average … more →

Tags: water, mdb, sa, Water Week Vol 0411, River Murray, irrigation, Allocations, Public Opinion, Water Trade

Compulsory water entitlement reductions under clause 77 of Water Bill allows de facto compulsory acquisition: Labor MP

waterweek wrote 2 years ago: The possibility that the long-term average sustainable water diversion limit or cap would have to be … more →

Tags: Australia, Water Week Vol 0411, irrigation, Allocations, Drought, Environmental Flows, Water Trade

State governments share liability with Commonwealth for post-2014 water compensation: NSW government says change "unacceptable"

waterweek wrote 2 years ago: Clause 255 of the Water Bill 2007 provides that nothing in the Bill or regulations authorises the Co … more →

Tags: water, NSW, Water Week Vol 0411, Policy, Energy, Law, Allocations, Environmental Flows, Water Trade

Snowy sells more water to Murrumbidgee Irrigators on credit, despite non-payment of 2002/2004 bill

waterweek wrote 2 years ago: “Snowy Hydro is pleased to confirm.. that the NSW Department of Water and Energy has endorsed a prop … more →

Tags: NSW, Water Week Vol 0411, irrigation, Allocations, Water Trade


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