Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - February, 2021
First Nations face waves of dispossession
First Nations people share less than 1 per cent of the Murray-Darling water market.
Longwall stop helps swamp
Researchers say that restricting longwall mining in Sydney’s drinking water catchment protects upland swamps.
Nature aids waste-removal
A new study shows that without nature, humanity may drown in its own filth.
Seqwater offering local grants
Seqwater is offering $60,000 in grants for ‘waterwise’ Queensland communities.
Bremer study shows EA gaps
A new study has found serious pollution in the Bremer River, which runs through Ipswich.
Water sweep shows NYE narcotics
Australia is among the countries consuming the highest amounts of ‘party’ drugs, according to wastewater samples taken from eight countries over the New Year period.
Coal site getting water plants
One mining company is making a serious attempt to reduce its use of natural water supplies.
MDBA backs traditional links
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is in important collaborations with Traditional Owners across Australia.
Melbourne set for big new sewer
Authorities have announced plans for a “transformational” new sewer in Melbourne.
Shrimp found below fracking fields
A tiny, blind, carnivorous shrimp could hold up work in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
Beach strikes major field
Beach Energy says it has discovered much more gas than expected in a new field off the Victorian coast.
Hydrogen bowser backed
Victoria will soon be home to a hydrogen fuel station dedicated to research purposes.
PC calls for water reform
The Productivity Commission has called on the Commonwealth to modernise is national water policy.
Big water take questioned
Fortune Agribusiness has applied to use 40,000 megalitres of water a year for a major fruit and vegetable project.
Millions left in QLD flood fund
Less than a quarter of the Federal Government's $300 million flood recovery grant scheme has been claimed.
New carbon cycle discovered
Scientists have discovered an immense, but hitherto unknown, hydrocarbon cycling system in the world’s oceans.
Inaction linked to further issues
Regulatory delays may be contributing to critical problems at a lead-zinc mine in the Northern Territory, according to experts.