Water in Australia
Subtitle: facts and figures, myths and ideas
By: edited by Chris Davis ; contributions by terry Loos and Jennifer Sage ; illustrated by Matt Davis.
Contributors: Davis, Chris, 1948-
Publisher: Australian Water Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Artarmon, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781921335020
Subjects: Water supply -- Australia.; Water efficiency -- Australia.; Water conservation -- Australia.; Water storage -- Australia.
Other titles: Water in Australia :
Notes: Reprinted with additions.
Table of contents: title: Rivers. - Groundwater. Dams and storing water. - How much water does Australia have? How much do we use? - Paying for water. What water earns. - Who does the water belong to? The National Water Initiative. - Water trading. Units of measurement for water. - Industry uses most of our water. - A rainwater tank for every home. - Stormwater collection for use in our cities. - Recycle water instead of letting it go to waste in outfalls. - Twice around - reusing water. - Desalination uses too much energy. - Build more dams. - Build more dams near the coast, where it rains more. - Prevent evaporation from reservoirs. - Dig out reservoirs to increase storage. - We can always count on groundwater. - A national water grid. - Turning back rivers inland. - We need drip irrigation for all crops. - Farm in the north, where the water is. - Water supply from the north. - Shipping water in tankers. - Moving water long distances by canal. - Towing icebergs from Antarctica. - Drain seawater from Spencer Gulf into Lake Eyre. - Cloud seeding can supplement our water resources. - The price of water is wrong; it's too cheap (or too expensive)