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The Water Smart Australia Program is administered by the Department of Environment, Water
Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) for the Australian Government. Through the Program, funding
is provided for activities that assist in implementing the National Water Initiative (NWI).
The objectives, outcomes and actions of the NWI include national water reform in the areas of:
water access entitlements and planning;
water markets and trading;
best practice water pricing;
integrated management of water for the environment and other public benefit
outcomes;
water resource accounting; urban water reform;
knowledge and capacity building and
community partnerships and adjustment.
The objective of the Water Smart Program is to accelerate the development and uptake of
smart technologies and practices in water use across Australia for purposes that include
improving river flows, on-farm water efficiency, recycling and re-use of stormwater and ‘grey’
water, water storage, sewerage management; water desalination, irrigation infrastructure and
water-efficient house design.,
Table of contents
Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1. Outline of the Water Smart Program -- 2 Project Overview -- 2.1. General -- 2.2. Project Overview -- 2.2.1 Phase One -- 2.2.2 Phase Two -- 3 Objectives -- 3.1. The Overall Objective -- 3.2. The Specific Objectives -- 3.3. Discussion -- 3.3.1 Provide water users, water regulators, regional planners and the general community with reliable information about the levels of use being made of all water resources -- 3.3.2 Ensure that water is used efficiently and within allocated limits -- 3.3.3 Ensure the current and planned regional water uses remain within ecologically sustainable limits under new water allocation plans -- 3.3.4 Ensure ecologically sustainable development in the Daly River Catchment and Darwin Rural Area based on enhanced information provided -- 3.3.5 Provide a model approach for consideration in other parts of northern Australia. -- 4 Performance Indicators -- 4.1. Project Activities -- 4.1.1 Phase One -- 4.1.2 Phase Two -- 4.2. Evaluation against Performance Indicators -- 4.2.1 Phase One -- 4.2.2 Phase Two -- 5 How the Project was Achieved -- 5.1. Project Activities -- 5.1.1 Phase One -- 5.1.2 Phase Two -- 6 Overall Project Evaluation -- 6.1.Water Allocation Planning -- 6.2. Strategic Development and Use of Smart Technology -- 6.3. Challenges Encountered and Lessons Learned -- 7 Further Work -- 7.1.Water Allocation Planning -- 7.2. Modelling -- 7.3. Monitoring -- 7.4. Metering -- 8 References -- APPENDIX A Project Gauging Station Sites on the Daly River System -- A1 General -- A2 Katherine River at Ironwood Station – G8140535 -- A3 Katherine River at Wilden Station – G8140536 -- A4 Daly River at Theyona Station – G8140098 -- A5 Douglas River at Tipperary Xing – G8140325 -- A6 Douglas River at Tippera Waterhole – G8140538 -- A7 Flora River at Stoney Ck – G8140205,
Language
English,
Subject
Water Resources Management,
Sustainable Development,
Management of Water Resources,