Water view

WATER MANAGEMENT authorities in each state and territory send water level data for more than 300 publicly owned lakes, reservoirs and weirs to the Bureau of Meteorology which standardises the information for easy comparison, both across the country and across time. This information helps inform forecasting and decision-making about management of valuable water resources and keeps the public well briefed, which in turn can influence individual behaviour. It’s obvious from a quick glance that, with the exception of South Australia, levels are lower across all states and territories than this time last year and overall, levels are at a three-year low. Tighter water restrictions have recently been introduced in New South Wales. FACT Australia is the driest inhabited continent and has the highest per capita surface water storage capacity of any country in…

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Australian Geographic (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2019

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