The Future of Water
It’s National Water Week and the theme is ‘Water for Me, Water for All‘. Earlier this month the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their landmark report on Global […]
Category Archives: water resource management
A new water law (& a new prime-minister)…that’s just how we roll over here
The major difference between the two being that one of Western Australia’s key water laws (the elderly Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Act 1909 ) has not changed for […]
ARR1987 is dead! Long Live ARR2016!
Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) is a national guideline used to estimate flood risk – critical for ensuring we have working drainage infrastructure that doesn’t result in flooding of roads […]
The Incoming Recyclone
Many of us here in Australia are changing our habits in a bid to be more environmentally conscious, particularly when it comes to how we produce and manage waste. At […]
WWW.itsworldwater.day
This Thursday, 22nd March is WORLD WATER DAY (the 25th anniversary actually) – the UN’s annual date to remind us of the importance of water. While it could easily just […]
Day Zero Approaches for Cape Town
If you grew up in a developed nation the chances are that you have operated under the assumption that when you turn the tap in your sinks or showers water […]
Replenishing Perth’s Ramsar lakes – a partnership project
As a newly minted not-for-profit, one of Urbaqua‘s first partnership projects this year has been to scope options for the replenishment of one of the Perth’s prime Ramsar wetlands: Forrestdale […]
