About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: Droughts in Australia, Floods in Australia, Irrigation in Australia, Lakes of Australia, Rivers of Australia, Water supply and sanitation in Australia, Wetlands of Australia, Water restrictions in Australia, Seawater desalination in Australia, Drought in Australia, List of dams and reservoirs in Australia, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Water security in Australia, Federation Drought, 1911-1916 Australian drought, Truganina Coastal Parklands, 1979-1983 Eastern Australian drought, List of Ramsar sites in Australia, 1950 Australian rainfall records, Bradfield Scheme, March 2010 Queensland floods, Soakage, 1955 Hunter Valley floods, 1974 Brisbane flood, Altona Coastal Park, 1971 Canberra flood, National Water Commission, Cherry Lake, SEQ Water Grid, Arafura Swamp, List of lakes of Australia, 1956 Murray River flood, Gilgai, Toowoomba Water Futures referendum, 2006, Skull Creek, 1998 Sydney water crisis, Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme, Boondall Wetlands, Seqwater, Billabong, 1929 Tasmanian Floods, Murray Irrigation Area, Werribee Sewage Farm, Mulwala Canal, WaterSecure, Department of Primary Industries and Water, Bushy Park Wetlands, Goulburn Weir, Land & Water Australia, LinkWater, SEQ Water Grid Manager, Murray-Darling Cap, A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia, Barnard River Scheme, Mount Crosby Pumping Station, WELS rating, 2000s Australian drought. Excerpt: Water supply and sanitation in Australia is universal and of good quality. As the country's supply of freshwater is increasingly vulnerable to droughts, possibly as a result of climate change, there is an emphasis on water conservation and various regions have imposed restrictions on the use of water. In 2006, Perth became the first Australian city to operate a seawater desalination plant, the Kwinana Desalination Plant, to reduce the city's vu...
