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Floodplain harvesting likely illegal under NSW water management act, crown solicitor warns

January 31, 2021 Anne Davies (The Guardian)
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The practice is common among irrigators throughout the state and most do not have the special permits require. The practice of capturing flood waters moving across plains using levees and dams is almost certainly illegal in New South […]

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Climate change likely to blame for dwindling Murray-Darling inflows, report finds

May 27, 2020 Anne Davies (The Guardian)
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Mick Keelty’s review urges governments to stop playing politics with the basin and calls for greater transparency on water sharing The amount of water in the Murray river system is now only about half of what it was […]

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Global efforts on ozone help reverse southern jet stream damage

March 31, 2020 Jonathan Watts (The Guardian)
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Jet stream appears to have stopped moving south and may be moving back towards normal International cooperation on ozone-depleting chemicals is helping to return the southern jet stream to a normal state after decades of human-caused disruption, a […]

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Drought to become more frequent and severe due to climate change – government report

November 28, 2019 Amy Remeikis (The Guardian)
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Report advises Australia to maintain drought preparations, even in times of normal rainfall Drought is not a natural disaster and must be accepted as an enduring feature of the Australian landscape which climate change is only going to […]

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Global heating supercharging Indian Ocean climate system

November 28, 2019 Peter Beaumont and Graham Readfearn (The Guardian)
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Indian Ocean dipole events, linked to bushfires and floods, are becoming stronger and more frequent, scientists say Global heating is “supercharging” an increasingly dangerous climate mechanism in the Indian Ocean that has played a role in disasters this […]

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Parts of Western Australia declared ‘water deficient’ as emergency supplies trucked in

May 23, 2019 Calla Wahlquist (The Guardian)
Dry bed of the tailings dam at the Brukunga Pyrite Mine, east of Adelaide in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. 1992. (Source: John Coppi)

Farmers in Mallee Hill and Mount Short in the state’s south have run out of water after months of drought. Two areas of Western Australia have been declared “water deficient” and will have supplies trucked in by the […]

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‘The river is sick’: NSW urged to halt floodplain harvesting in Murray-Darling

March 18, 2019 Anne Davies (The Guardian)
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Giving irrigators a licence to divert huge volumes of water is a recipe for disaster, opponents say. Aboriginal groups, graziers, environmental groups and the former commonwealth environmental water holder have urged the New South Wales water minister to […]

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The pipeline plan that will drain the lower Darling River dry

January 27, 2019 Anne Davies and Mike Bowers (The Guardian)
Dead trees in the Brukunga Pyrites Mine tailings dam, east of Adelaide in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. 1992.

‘If you think this is bad,’ say locals of recent mass fish kills, ‘just wait until the Menindee Lakes project goes ahead’ On the banks of the Darling, near Menindee, two grown men are fighting back tears. It’s […]

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NSW accused of jeopardising Sydney’s water supply with decision to axe firefighters

January 19, 2019 Anne Davies (The Guardian)
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NSW National Parks staff are preparing to rally outside NSW parliament over job losses in the parks service The quality of Sydney’s water supply could be put at risk by a decision to axe a specialist team of […]

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Plan to dump 15m tonnes of salt waste in Murray-Darling headwaters hits roadblock

January 19, 2019 Ben Smee (The Guardian)
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Opponents of plan to dump waste from coal seam gas mining celebrate court decision Controversial plans to dump up to 15m tonnes of salt and other waste near a creek in drought-stricken Queensland have hit an unexpected roadblock […]

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Large agribusiness gains most from $13bn Murray-Darling plan, report finds

November 12, 2018 Anne Davies (The Guardian)
Backwaters of the River Murray above Lock 1 at Murbpook Lagoon, SA. September 2007. (Source: Grig Rinder)

Australia Institute report find communities, graziers, small irrigators and native title holders are being left behind A new report looking at how the $13bn for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is being spent has found that big agribusiness is […]

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Dry, hot summer on the cards with no relief for drought-stricken farmers

October 31, 2018 Naaman Zhou (The Guardian)
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Australians should brace for a dry, hot summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, with no relief for drought-stricken farmers. The bureau’s climate outlook for November to January, released on Friday, says there is an 80% chance temperatures […]

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Murray-Darling basin plan fails environment and wastes money – experts

February 25, 2018 Anne Davies (The Guardian)
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A group of prominent scientists and economists have issued a stark warning to the nation’s politicians: the Murray-Darling basin plan is failing to achieve environmental goals and is a “gross waste” of money. The group of seven economists […]

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22 Feb 1363973290901999618

"@GriffithARI compiled for the first time the volume and value of water rights owned by First Nations groups in the basin, which spans Queensland, NSW, ACT, Victoria and South Australia."

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22 Feb 1363988506918326274

"Our general approach to quantifying spatio-temporal patterns of flow intermittency is transferable to other parts of the world, and it can inform hydro-ecological understanding and management..." @fishymk and @songyan_yu.

Evaluating a daily water balance model (AWRA-L) to represent streamflow intermittency

Dr Songyan Yu and Associate Professor Mark Kennard, Read Time: 622 words, about 3 minutes. There is a growing interest globally in the spatial distri...

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MD Basin Authority@MD_Basin_Auth·
22 Feb 1363983266840121344

A new MDBA Webinar Series will launch 9 March offering insights into water mgmt! Our first one looks at changes in water use in the Murray in the past 25 yrs & how that’s influencing delivery risks b/w the Choke and SA border. Learn more: https://t.co/DhabCzvuLf

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Water Justice Hub@WaterJusticeHub·
22 Feb 1363663206594408451

"As the climate dries, Australia’s water security policy must become clearer, more coherent and more equitable." @Katselenataylor

'Water security': four myths and why we need a fit-for-purpose definition - Water Justice Hub

By Kat Taylor, Water Justice Hub, Australian National University Australians say we want water security. But what is it? This simple term hides differ...

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22 Feb 1363685300359192580

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Conrad Wasko@conradwasko·
21 Feb 1363623851725230081

We looked at trends in #flood and #drought across Australia using AWRA-L @ElisabethVogel_ @willouise1 and found a strong link to changes in rainfall...

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19 Feb 1362694149330378752

What is the value of seasonal forecasts for water resources management? #HEPEX - https://t.co/jOlT3nRxhT

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Sarah Ann Wheeler@SarahAnnWheele1·
17 Feb 1361909417461960704

Water reform report’s big smile hides its big teeth: much more to do

Water reform report‘s big smile hides its big teeth: much more to do

We‘re still waiting for the radical reform we need to secure our water resources as the climate changes.

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17 Feb 1361928003954085889

Congratulations @GriffithARI !

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'Australian Rivers Institute named number one global water security think tank'

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16 Feb 1361799392517263361

Water injustice runs deep in Australia. Fixing it means handing control to First Nations via @ConversationEDU

Water injustice runs deep in Australia. Fixing it means handing control to First Nations

First Nations people have almost no say in how water is used in Australia. The Productivity Commission's latest report does little to address that.

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Sarah Ann Wheeler@SarahAnnWheele1·
12 Feb 1360130073471315972

Public funding for dam projects with no business case is private sector subsidy, report says

Public funding for dam projects with no business case is private sector subsidy, report says

Productivity Commission says Australian governments have allocated funding to several projects failing cost-benefit analyses

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Sina Khatami@SinaKhatami·
11 Feb 1359812086428270592

Even when it comes to climate hazard, Australia is a very diverse country.

Read more and check your country (or region of interest) for 2040 climate hazard projections
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OzEWEX@ozewex_org·
11 Feb 1359949253293047808

Our national water policy is outdated, unfair and not fit for climate challenges: major new report

A major new report from the Productivity Commission calls for an overhaul of Australia’s 17-year-old policy on water.

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OzEWEX@ozewex_org·
11 Feb 1359937055187419139

Productivity Commission finds Australia's water policy not up to challenge of climate change, population growth - ABC News

Sugarloaf Reservoir, in Victoria's Yarra Valley.

Australia's water policy past its use-by date, Productivity Commission finds

Australia embarked on an ambitious set of water reforms 17 years ago, and now the Productivity Commission is calling for a new focus on the future.

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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy·
10 Feb 1359592118113558530

When water, politics and reality collide ... Prod Commission report into water has damning insights into dams and politics .. with Michael Foley ...

Productivity Commission slams government‘s water plan, warns cities could run dry

A report has raised serious concerns about the government‘s new National Water Grid and demanded greater scrutiny of spending on water projects.

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Environmental Water@theCEWH·
9 Feb 1359264407390285824

Community collaboration + #WaterForTheEnvironment = caring for Country. 🌱

Check out these 10 stories about how water managers are working with Traditional Owners across the Basin to improve the health of rivers and wetlands.

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OzEWEX@ozewex_org·
9 Feb 1359032142815260678

New paper by Qichun Wang & cp @MDMelbWater

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Discussion open for comments: Bias-correcting individual inputs prior to combined calibration leads to more skillful forecasts of reference crop evapotranspiration https://t.co/2Sv64tkBMe

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Natural Resources Access Regulator@NRAR·
5 Feb 1357533990954012672

Thanks to satellite data from @NASA_Landsat and @esa, we have eyes in the sky and can be monitoring water use at anytime, anywhere in the state with just the click of a button 👀🛰️🧐@ABCRural #NRAR #WaterMonitoring

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Water watchdog now aided by 'eyes in the sky' to monitor properties for illegal extraction

The NSW water watchdog is warning it can now see everything, thanks to unprecedented access to satellite imagery from agencies including the European ...

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AMOS@AMOSupdates·
2 Feb 1356729235931422720

The summer issue of BAMOS is out now!

BAMOS December 2020 Vol 33 No.4

This summer issue of BAMOS features: A new AMOS award + the 2020 winners Tango Victor Charlie: a tragedy that transformed Australian aviation Weather...

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Will@Wilpy1·
29 Jan 1355123397856874506

@AustralianWater @GWMWater A better link :)

How the IoT is changing water consumption - Water Source

A successful customer portal pilot in Victoria has allowed customers to access near real-time water usage data.

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