crosscurrent The Victorian Government announced their partnership of Enviro 2010 - Australia's premier national assembly of the environment and sustainability industry to be held in Melbourne in July. Enviro 2010 is a joint vent ure between the Waste Management Association of Australia and the Australian Water Association.
Western Australia Heavy rainfal l in Perth, coupled with a two-month sprinkler ban , saw dam levels rise to 41 per cent capacity.
Melbourne Water celebrated the 25t h anniversary of the connection of the Thomson Dam to Melbourne's water supply system.
Security of supply to irrigators, industry and the public, and protection for existing environmental val ues are reportedly the key outcomes of the Upper Collie Water Allocation Plan released by WA's Department of Water.
The Federal Government will provide $10 million in fund ing for a new water treatment plant in Geelong. The $38 million Black Rock Water Treatment Plant wi ll produce Class A recycled water for thi rd pipe schemes in the growth corridor of Armstrong Creek and the Torquay area.
Residents of Busselton are better protected from flooding following the complet ion of the third and fin al compensating retention basin of the State Government's Busselton Flood Protection Project. Construction of the third basin began in 2006 and was com pleted in May 2009.
Central Highlands Wat er successfully defended an objection to a dwelling being erected in a drinking wat er catchment. One of CHW's grounds of objection was that the proposed dwelling would be inconsistent with the requirements of the Farming Zone. VCAT in its decision took the view that CHW can rely on a range of policy reasons that aim to limit the density of dwellings even if these reasons are not based on water quality. (Ryan v Moorabool SC & Anor [2009] VCAT 1474 - 29 July 2009).
The Western Australia Government granted the Economic Regu lation Authority (ERA) a one-month extension to issue its final report on the south-west's water tariffs.
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• SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ (SKM) announced its partnership with World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD), an international
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