Water Resources Goals - NARvis

Water resources are valued and support water dependent communities and ecosystems

Goals

Water resources are managed sustainably.

Strategic Actions

Develop and implement appropriately resourced, science-based water allocation plans with community consultation.
Ensure allocation plans take into account observed and projected impacts of a changing climate.
Investigate and implement sustainable alternate sources of water.
Develop and maintain partnerships between government, non-government, industry and community.
Identify and document the condition of priority water assets in the region.
Assess, report on, and maintain long-term river health.
Promote the importance and value (environmental, social and economic) of local and regional ground and surface water resources.
Ensure data is presented in a format that is easily accessible and understood by the general public.
Assist the community (in particular landholders) to protect and improve surface and ground water resources in their area.

Public drinking water sources are protected to ensure future quality and availability.

Strategic Actions

Relevant Documents

| Size: 1 B 18th Apr 2016 Department of Water website - drinking-water | Size: 26th Sep 2013 Securing Western Australia's water future | Size: 4th Sep 2015 The Hydrology of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in the Northern Perth Basin

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