More about water for the environment
Wise use and sustainable management of Australia's water resources not only ensures that there is enough water for human activities, but also that there is enough water for the environment.
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The Framework for the Assessment of River and Wetland Health (FARWH) allows for reporting on river and wetland health in a comparable manner within and across jurisdictions.
A snapshot of Australia's river and wetland health in 2004-05
River and wetland health was one of the key areas investigated in the Australian Water Resources 2005 baseline assessment at the start of the National Water Initiative reform process.
Determining how much water we can sustainably extract requires an understanding of groundwater and surface water systems, and a nationally consistent approach to defining sustainable extraction levels.