About the Managing Connected Water Resources Project
The key water issues in Australia - over-extraction, environmental flows and river salinity - are all influenced by the degree and nature of the connectivity between our surface water and groundwater resources. This website focuses on the key information gap of how surface water features like rivers, lakes and wetlands interact with aquifers, and how this interaction can affect water quantity and quality. The website has been designed for water managers, catchment groups and policy makers in mind, by providing guidance in assessing and managing these interactions.
The website is part of the Managing Connected Water Resources project. The objective of the project is to progress a more coordinated approach to the management of surface water and groundwater resources. The three main components of the project are:
- This Connected Water website
- A National Workshop on managing connected water resources
- Work in Trial catchments to test methodologies and approaches
This is a collaborative project between:
Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS)
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
New South Wales Department of Natural Resources
Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water
The project is funded by the Natural Heritage Trust and the Australian Research Council