TasWater – River Health and Climate Change
We know that water availability is going to change across the state as the climate changes and the change isn't necessarily going to be uniform.
We know that water availability is going to change across the state as the climate changes and the change isn't necessarily going to be uniform.
I start by thanking officials for the briefing yesterday. I note this bill was tabled in the House on 18 October 2023.
Has any work been done in the five years since that report to track river health?
Can you update the committee on what steps you will be taking as minister to stop a system which effectively gives away some of the best water in the country?
Today the Greens tabled a motion to establish a Parliamentary Inquiry into Fresh Water Management in Tasmania.
The Greens welcome the Minister for Water’s announcement of new funding for managing Tasmania’s waterways, but repeat our calls for greater action
There has recently been a new project announced for NRET, which is looking at updating the models for catchment yields in Tasmania, which is fantastic news.
Can we confirm that urban water management is now included in the Rural Water Use Strategy?
Integrated catchment management is increasingly being seen as the way of the future by experts, scientists and stakeholders.
Esteemed water quality scientist Christine Coughanowr has identified systemic problems with flow-through salmon hatcheries in the Derwent.