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Raising National Water Standards Approved Projects

These projects address three critical areas of water reform under the Raising National Water Standards programme advancing the National Water Initiative, improving integrated water management and improving knowledge of our water resources.

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* where a service provider is not identified for these activities, the National Water Commission will secure services through its Expert Panel or other appropriate process as per the Raising National Water Standards Guide

Implementing the National Water Initiative:

Water accounting

Investments in national systems, practices and standards for data collection, metering, monitoring and accounting of water, including hydrological modelling.

Emerging water markets

Investments to improve the specification, registration and trading of titles, water pricing and service provision in water markets

Water planning and management

Investments to achieve more effective planning and management on the ground, including greater involvement by the community, including indigenous communities, in water planning in rural/regional and metropolitan areas.

Knowledge and capacity building

Improving Integrated Water Management across Australia:

Irrigation and other rural water

Investments to achieve more effective and efficient management of irrigation water, including irrigation system water and on-farm water, and other rural water.

Water-dependent ecosystems

Investments to achieve more effective and efficient management of environmental water, including the conservation of high value water ecosystems.

Integrated urban water management

Investments to achieve more effective and efficient approaches to urban water demand management and supply planning, including water sensitive urban design.

Improving Knowledge and Understanding of Australia's Water Resources:

Groundwater

Investments to improve understanding and management of groundwater resources and their connectivity with surface water.

Northern rivers

Investments to improve understanding and management of Northern Tropical Rivers.

National assessment of water resources

Investments to improve understanding of water resources across Australia and increase national capacity to assess the use, availability and state of these resources over time.

Further information about the programme is available from the Raising National Water Standards publications section of this website.