After the Productivity Commission declared Australia's overarching water policy document outdated, the federal government has revealed the details of its National Water Initiative overhaul.
Public consolation is open on the direction of Australia's overarching water policy, the National Water Initiative.A discussion paper on a new NWI includes incorporating better climate science and greater First Nations participation.
Over roughly the same time span, inflow to the nation's largest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, have halved according to the CSIRO.It also said the NWI had failed to consider the rights and aspirations of First Nations people to manage, own and control water for their own economic and cultural purposes.
The major challenges outlined by the paper included longer and hotter droughts, more intense flooding, a growing population and expanding agricultural and energy sectors.The plan aims to address the ongoing lack of access to clean, reliable drinking water experienced by some remote communities, as well as have future policies and regulation that ensures communities have access to water that enhances public green spaces while minimising waste.
Earlier this year the government "tested the direction of the new proposed agreement with key stakeholders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people".Under the existing NWI, state and federal policies were enacted that set caps on how much water could be extracted from river and groundwater sources, and how water should be shared between households, industry and the environment.
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