After a long, dry summer and one water situation after the next, we are keenly aware of how precious our water resources are to Tasmania.
The Greens today tabled the terms of reference for an joint House inquiry into water governance, which we will debate this week.
After our long, dry summer it's clear that water management in Tasmania needs addressing, and it needs addressing now.
Minister Rockliff waffled about the government's reduced testing capacity in our waterways, saying only sites where pollutants were known to be would be tested.
As recently as last week residents of Rosebery have reported dirty and brown drinking and bathing water running from their taps and sinks.
Last week's flash flooding has exposed the poor state of the TasWater infrastructure in and around Launceston.
The current dry conditions look very similar to projections under the government's own global warming modelling, with dry Springs leading into wetter Autumns.
In Parliament today, the Minister for Primary Industries confirmed he has no plan to manage our delicate river ecosystems during our state's dry times ahead.
he farm beside the Little Forester River had a dam overflowing and verdant pastures, but the river was a trickle.
There is growing community concern that the Little Forester River near Bridport is being drained by individual farmers.