Water accounting projects
Investments in national systems, practices and standards for data collection, metering, monitoring and accounting of water, including hydrological modelling.
Announced projects include:
Development of an Australian environmental water report
Contributing to improved management and delivery of environmental water objectives and outcomes across Australia.
Western Australia state water information system
Developing a State water information system to provide a single access point for water information from the various agencies, which would provide a national model for the integration of physical, chemical, biological, economic and social water parameters.
Development of an ACT hydrological and salinity model
Developing a hydrological model that will provide empirical information about the ACT's water resources.
Victorian State Water Register
Contributing to the finalisation and activation of the single State Water Register and retail account for Victoria.
Developing national water accounting
Enabling work to develop the water accounting model for national adoption.
Decision support system for real-time management of water use in the Condamine-Balonne
Developing a comprehensive Water Resource Observation Network (WRON) compliant decision support system for the improved management of water use and flows in the Condamine-Balonne catchment over the next three years.
Resolution of knowledge gaps for irrigation metering and installation
Developing guidelines that specify minimum requirements for metering installation configurations.
Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project
Reporting on current and future water availability in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Improving in-field verification of non-urban water meter accuracy
Improving the in-field verification of non-urban meter accuracy.
Acceleration of National Measurement Institute water meter standards program
Accelerating the development of the National Measurement Institute water metering standards for non-domestic applications.