Water Issues in Australia Foreign Studies B/Academic English B 6 December 2016

1 Percentage of mean annual rainfall 1998-99 to 2000-01 VS 2002-03 to 2004-05 1998-99 to 2000-01 2002-03 to 2004-05 From 4610.0 Water Account, Australia, 2004-05, ABS

Percentage of mean annual rainfall 2008–09 VS 2009–10 From 4610.0 Water Account, Australia, 2009-10, ABS

From 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, 2012, ABS (Environment, Water)

4610.0 Water Account, Australia, 2004-05, ABS

Water Consumption, Australia, 2008-2014 5 Water Consumption, Australia, 2008-2014 4610.0 Water Account, Australia, 2013-14, ABS

The Agricultural Industry 6 The Agricultural Industry Water Shortage/ Drought Decrease in crop harvests Affects farms & farmers Affects related businesses Affects employment Affects regional economies Affects the national economy Affects export partners

Sources of Agricultural Water 7 Sources of Agricultural Water 4618.0 Water Use On Australian Farms, 2013-2014, ABS

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Water Restrictions – Examples 9 Water Restrictions – Examples

SOURCES OF WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS 10 SOURCES OF WATER FOR HOUSEHOLDS 4613.0 – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010 (Water Conservation)

HOUSEHOLDS WITH A RAINWATER TANK, 2007 11 HOUSEHOLDS WITH A RAINWATER TANK, 2007 Source: ABS, 2007, Environmental Issues: People's Views and Practices, March 2007 (cat. no. 4602.0). REASONS WHY HOUSEHOLD INSTALLED A RAINWATER TANK, 2007 4613.0 – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010 (Water Conservation)

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Water Storage in the Murray-Darling Basin July 2000 to June 2006 14 Water Storage in the Murray-Darling Basin July 2000 to June 2006 From the Year Book Australia 2009 - 2010

Selected References Northern Basin Review: Technical Overview of the Socioeconomic Analysis – Interim Report, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Australian Government, October 2016 ABS 4613.0 – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010 (Water Conservation) ABS 4618.0 – Water Use On Australian Farms, 2013-2014 ABS 4610.0 – Water Account, Australia, 2013-2014 ABS 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, 2012 (Environment, Water) ABS 4610.0 – Water Account, Australia, 2012-13 ABS 4610.0 – Water Account, Australia, 2009-10 Plain English Summary of the Proposed Basin Plan—including explanatory notes, November 2011, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Australian Government http://www.savewater.com.au/products/product-labelling; http://www.savewater.com.au/products/rebates-incentives ABS 4613.0 – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, 2007 (Esp. Feature Article: Water in Australia) ABS 4613.0 – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, 2006 ABS 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, 2003 (Esp. Environmental views and behaviour) ABS 4610.0 – Water Account, Australia, 2004-05 ABS 1301.0 Year Book Australia 2009-2010 “Can Australia Overcome its Water Scarcity Problems?”, Colin Chartres and John Williams, Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture 1: 17-24, 2006 Australian Government, National Water Commission, http://www.nwc.gov.au www.environment.gov.au/water/australia/index.html