Our position
Position statements
The Commission is improving the quality of debate about water in Australia by publishing position statements on major water issues.
Each statement identifies a particular reform challenge, summarises associated commitments under the National Water Initiative (NWI) and sketches reform progress to date. Position statements also outline the recommended actions that the Commission deems vital to progress reform.
To date, the Commission has released position statements on:
- coal seam gas
- urban water recycling
- interception
- mining
- sustainable levels of extraction
- water-dependent ecosystems
- groundwater
- urban water pricing
- water planning
- water data sharing
- water intermediaries
- recycled water for drinking
- cost effectiveness of rainwater tanks in urban Australia
Most position statements accompany a Waterlines report, which provides a more detailed examination of the issue.
Submissions to Parliamentary Inquiries
Where relevant, the Commission makes submissions to Parliamentary Inquiries to provide evidence and opinions on water reform issues.
2010 - 2011
Senate Standing Committee on Rural Affairs and Transport Inquiry: The Management of the Murray Darling Basin
CEO of the National Water Commission, James Cameron, gives evidence on coal seam gas at the Senate inquiry into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin system.
House Standing Committee on Regional Australia - Inquiry into the impact of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in Regional Australia
2009 / 2010
Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts: Inquiry into Water Licences and Rights
- National Water Commission submission (submission number 25)
2009
The impacts of mining in the Murray Darling Basin
Water Licences and Rights