This report presents the results of a project worked in Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory to develop and trial 'water planning tools' that can be adapted to suit a range of conditions and that will enable better planning and management of Australia's water resources. Tools were selected for trial to address the main...

This paper summarises policy options analysis and recommendations consistent with the National Water Initiative for the separation of water rights to harvesting, recharge and extraction of stormwater into and out of aquifers. CSIRO workshopped the main findings and recommendations with targeted agencies and water industry in the jurisdictions. Focusing on water and natural resource management...

This report sets out principles for aligning water allocation and catchment plans that can be applied, with some local variations, in any Australian jurisdiction. This report is the final output of the Integration of Water Planning and Catchment Planning (NSW) project. A framework was developed and then trialled in the Hunter region of New South...

The Australian environmental water management report 2010 presents a comprehensive picture of Australia's current environmental water management arrangements. This report is an important first step in a three-year Raising National Water Standards Program project that is contributing to improved environmental water reporting in Australia. The aim of this project is to assist governments in the...

This second biennial assessment of progress in implementation of the National Water Initiative records "significant achievements in water reform across Australia". It covers all states and territories, groundwater and surface water systems, and urban and rural areas. Because the Commonwealth now has a much greater role in water management, the assessment also considers how much...