Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - April, 2018
Russia has sent its controversial floating nuclear power plant out to sea.
New reef funds aimed at adaptation
The Federal Government has announced a $500 million package to help deal with the problems facing the Great Barrier Reef.
Division over river diversion
Opinions are divided over a plan to pump water inland from the Clarence River in northern New South Wales.
Funds flow for Rookwood weir
After years of planning, a central Queensland water infrastructure project is set to go ahead.
Sea ice traps plastic
New research shows sea ice can trap large amounts of microplastics and transport them across the Arctic Ocean.
Warning signs for small community
Notices to stop drinking water have been posted in a community that sits 70km downstream from a lead, zinc and silver mine.
Frack ban lifted in NT
The NT Government has announced it will lift its moratorium on fracking, triggering almost immediate protests.
Katherine keeping PFAS restraints
Water restrictions in Katherine will stay for several more years, with progress on a solution to PFAS contamination still a long way off.
Waste repurposed for spill sponge
Engineers have made a new oil spill sponge out of common waste products.
Marine heatwaves longer and stronger
Decades of data shows marine heatwaves have increased in number, length and intensity as a result of warming oceans.
NSW backs green flow
The NSW Government has promised to keep a major release of environmental water into the Barwon-Darling system away from irrigators.
TasWater defends Tassal
TasWater says salmon company Tassal should not be blame for water restrictions at Orford and Triabunna.
Acid oceans could confuse fish
Research suggests baby fish will find it increasingly difficult to reach secure shelters in future oceans.
Big fine for 'flushable' claim
Australian company Pental has been fined $700,000 for claiming its toilet and bathroom cleaning wipes are ‘flushable’.
Call for reform amid PFAS discoveries
Free blood tests are being offered after the discovery of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water in northern Australia.
NZ cuts offshore exploration
New Zealand says it will stop issuing permits for offshore oil and gas exploration.
OPAL rods off for processing
Nuclear waste from Australia's only reactor will soon be exported for reprocessing and then re-imported.
Carp tests find no human risk
Research suggests the biological warfare being waged on carp will not cross over into humans.
Warnings issued on WA outlet
WA’s Water Corporation has issued warnings about an offshore wastewater outlet.
White spot seen in Queensland
The devastating white spot prawn disease may have taken hold in the wild.