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Australian Water Management Agencies

National Water Commission
Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage
Murray Darling Basin Commission
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water (Qld)
Department of Sustainability & Environment (Vic)
Department of Natural Resources (NSW)
Department of Primary Industries, Water & Environment (Tas)
Department for Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation (SA)
Department of Water (WA)
Environment ACT
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts (NT)
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Australian Water Legislation

Each of the states and territories have their own legislation relating to water management. The primary Acts are as follows:
ACT - Water Resources Act 1998
NSW - Water Management Act 2000
NT - Water Act 1992
QLD - Water Act 2000 [PDF 2.1MB]
SA - Natural Resources Management Act 2004
TAS - Water Management Act 1999
VIC - Water Act 1989
VIC - Water (Resource Management) Act 2005 [PDF 701KB]
WA - Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914

Australian Water Programs and Initiatives

National Plan for Water Security
National Water Initiative
National Landcare Program
Natural Heritage Trust
Climate Variability in Agriculture R&D Program
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
National Dryland Salinity Program
National Eutrophication Management Program
National Framework for Natural Resource Management Standards and Targets
National Land and Water Resources Audit
National Strategy for the Management of Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils
National Natural Resource Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
National Pollution Inventory
National Program for Sustainable Irrigation
National River Health Program
National Water Quality Management Strategy
State of the Environment
Urbanwater.info
Waterwatch Australia

Australian Water Research and Information Agencies

ABARE
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, JCU
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Bureau of Meteorology
Bureau of Rural Sciences
Centre for Applied Modelling in Water Engineering, UAdelaide
Centre for Ecological Economics and Water Policy Research, UNE
Centre for Environmental Applied Hydrology, UMelb
Centre for Groundwater Studies
Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, ANU
Centre for Water Research, UWA
eWaterCRC
CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
CRC for Irrigation Futures
CRC for Water Quality and Treatment
CSIRO Land and Water
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Geoscience Australia
Integrated Catchment Assessment and Management Centre, ANU
Land and Water Australia
National Centre for Groundwater Management, UTS
National Centre for Tropical Wetland Research
Quaternary Earth and Water Systems, QUT
Supervising Scientist Division, DEH
Water Research Laboratory, UNSW
Water Studies Centre, Monash
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Australian Water Organisations

Australian National Committee on Large Dams
Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage
Australian Society for Limnology
Australian Water Association
Engineers Australia
Hydrological Society of South Australia
International Association of Hydrogeologists, Australian Chapter
Irrigation Association of Australia
River Basin Management Society
Water Industry Operators Association
Water Services Association of Australia

International Water Initiatives

Development Gateway Water Resources Management
Global International Water Assessment
Global Water Partnership
HydroWeb
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC)
International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)
International Office for Water
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Pacific Institute World's Water
UNESCO The World's Water
UNESCO Water Portal
UNEP Freshwater Portal
Water Conserve
Water Research Network
WCA infoNET
World Bank Water Resources Management
World Resources Institute
World Water Council
4th World Water Forum

Glossaries

WA Department of Environment Glossary
Hydrology Glossarist
International Glossary of Hydrology
Water Words Dictionary, Nevada Division of Water Planning

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