Water planning practices and lessons learned
Project details
| Objective: | To review a range of current water plans and identify lessons learned during the planning process to improve our future water management planning. |
| Funding: | up to $175 000 from the Australian Government |
| Jurisdiction: | National |
| Commenced: | May 2007 |
| Completed: | June 2008 |
About the project
The Australian Government is funding a consultancy to review a range of current water plans and identify lessons learned during the planning process to improve our future water management planning.
The case studies will examine aspects of water planning in the context of planning processes in different jurisdictions. Specifically they will examine how these processes have dealt with the provision of water for consumptive use and for achieving environmental objectives.
In addition there will be a literature review to consider and review published papers and documents that discuss key water planning issues. The outcomes of this project will provide the basis on which water planning experts can discuss what processes would constitute best practice for the major components of water planning.
Project benefits
The Raising National Water Standards investment will ensure that key lessons which have been learned from previous planning practices are documented. This in turn will provide guidance and information which can then inform debate on what constitutes best practice water planning and how water planning can be improved.
Progress
- The final report was released under the Commissions 'Waterlines' series on the 6th April 2008.
- The Commission and the consultant, Mark Hamstead undertook a National series of seminars to explain the results of this project.