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| Coverage: Please note that some of the online services require you to be a registered user of the system. Covers Annual Returns, Permits Search Facility, Registered Products Database (PUBCRIS) and Adverse Experience Report for Veterinary Chemical Products (Voluntary). |
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| Information about dam safety, permits and construction |
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| Fact sheets available on the Australian Government Agriculture Portal on various pumping options, pumps and troubleshooting. |
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| Queensland Government Fact Sheet, which contains information on calculations for earthworks, capacities and dimensions for excavated tanks and ring tanks.
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| A voluntary association of organisations and individual professionals with an interest in dams in Australia. |
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| Provides access to information on natural resource issues facing agriculture, coasts, dryland salinity, irrigation, land, natural resource economics, rangelands, soils, vegetation, biodiversity, water. |
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| Bureau of Meteorology's flood warnings for Tasmania. |
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| CSIRO is improving water efficiency and developing techniques to help farms remain productive during drought conditions. |
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| A practical guide for stock water management in desert Australia. |
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| Includes useful downloadable publications created as part of the Wise Watering Irrigation Course. |
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| Types of flooding, flood preparation and flood action guide. |
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| Information that farmers and natural resources managers need to make decisions that will reduce their exposure to risk from climate. |
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| The National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP) is a commitment by the Australian, state and territory governments to jointly fund actions tackling salinity and water quality issues facing Australia's rural industries, regional communities and our unique environment. |
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| The online toolkit helps small to medium sized food manufacturers by identifying processes that have high water useage, and providing suggestions for cutting water consumption. The toolkit also estimates the return on any water saving investments. |
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| Waterfind is Australia’s online water market offering access to a wide range of water markets throughout Australia. Water buyers can use the service to find and bid for the water that is available to their region and Water sellers can use the system to offer their water to an expansive group of potential buyers that ensures a quick and efficient sale. |
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| How much water is used to produce your food? |
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| Focuses on issues relating to water quality management and health risk reduction, from catchment and reservoir management and water treatment to the distribution of drinking water to consumers' taps. |
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| Stocking application forms, plus information on suitability of dam for fish, suggested species, and where to purchase. |
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| Understand the level of flood risk to your community and know what to do when you hear a flood warning. |
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| Includes information on water flow, water quality and natural freshwater values. |
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| Rainfall and river height bulletins plus rainfall maps. |
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| Tips on saving water, competitions and vital information on Hobart water. |
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| Information on rainwater tanks, bore water, dam water, rivers and streams, disinfection and filtration. |
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| A resource for local community groups to develop water quality monitoring protocols that follow International, National and State standards. |
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| Groundwater in Tasmania is discussed in this Water Development Plan for Tasmania report, which examines Tasmania's groundwater resources in terms of its occurence, availability and quality. Risks to groundwater resources are identified and also a suggested approach to the sustainable development of the State's groundwater resources. |
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| Poor management can result in the degradation of many river systems. Good management practices offer ways of rehabilitating the riverine environment. |
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| The SMART Farming Farm Water Development Plan Program (FWDPP) provides funding to subsidise the costs of the preparation of Farm Water Development Plans to identify opportunities and options to ensure effective use of existing water supplies and to access additional irrigation water to enhance farm productivity and production. |
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| Monitoring programs are providing information to respond to concerns about about the level of chemical usage and of the impacts of chemical pollution on industry, human health and the environment. |
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| To decide when to irrigate and how much water to apply, the amount of water in the soil needs to be monitored. |
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| In Tasmania, strategies and actions are currently being undertaken or planned to address greenhouse gas emissions and climate change adaptation. |
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| An overview of groundwater in Tasmania. |
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| Issues, information and tools concerned with salinity in irrigation and groundwater in Tasmania.
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| A program to monitor Tasmanian water catchments for a range of herbicides and other pesticides has been in place since January 2005. |
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| A water licence is required before water can be taken from a water resource with the exception of users listed under Part 5 of the Water Management Act 1999. |
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| Explains the difference between a water licence and water allocation: |
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| A licence is not required to take water from a well unless specified by a Water Management Plan or unless the well is situated in an area of land declared as a Groundwater Area by the Minister. |
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| DPIW is working to ensure that water use meters are installed at all points where a water allocation is taken and used. |
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| Where it is considered necessary and the situation warrants it, water users may be required to install meters |
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| Water restrictions on rivers and streams are implemented in accordance with a priority of rights under the Water Management Act 1999.
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| Under the Water Management Act 1999, water licences and allocations are no longer attached to property, but can be sold or transferred. |
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| Provides information on why and how to monitor groundwater for salinity. |
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| Links to fresh-water related educational resources available on the Internet. |
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| For each catchment, the annual reports include: a land-use map and summary information about the catchment, streamflow and water allocation information, water quality data for monitoring stations located in the catchment, and a report on ‘riverine health’ for monitoring sites located in the catchment. |
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| A number of different entities have responsibility for the management of the State's freshwater resources. |
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| Marine and freshwater algal identification and enumeration, with an emphasis on blue-green algae and potentially harmful species, is offered by Analytical Services Tasmania (AST). |
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| The Tasmanian Irrigation Development Board has released details for the delivery of irrigation water into the Midlands region of Tasmania, known as the Midlands Water Scheme.
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| Historical data about floods in Tasmania. |
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| Why floodplain mapping is important in areas prone to flooding. |
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| The amount and distribution of surface water in Tasmania. |
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| The Assessment Committee for Dam Construction (ACDC) is the statutory body established under the Water Management Act 1999 that assesses and issues dam permits in accordance with the objectives of the Act. |
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| Dam permit and water licence application fees. |
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| Wetlands conservation is an important part of biodiversity and threatened species conservation. |
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| Tasmania is divided into eight water management regions, with major offices in Hobart, Prospect, Devonport and Smithton. Each region is supported by a Regional Water Management Officer (RWMO) who can provide advice on farm dams and general water-related issues. |
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| The Rivers and Water Supply Commission (RWSC) is a Government Business Enterprise responsible for the State Government owned water schemes and is responsible for the construction and management of the Meander Dam Project. |
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| Applications can be made to the Rivers and Water Supply Commission for water orders and for the transfer of irrigation rights.
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| Algal blooms should be identified, monitored and managed.
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| There are various types of drainage systems. Before designing the drainage system it is important to consider what will be appropriate for your needs and where the drain is carrying the water to.
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| Guidelines is to reduce the effect of flooding and flood liability on individual owners and occupiers of flood-prone property, and to reduce private and public losses resulting from floods.
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| Stock access to waterways can be managed to minimise damage. |
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| Details of major irrigation development projects funded under the Tasmanian Government's Smart Farming Water Initiative. |
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| A list of current projects and opportunities being investigated. |
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