A survey of urban Australians in three local government areas, two in South Australia and one in Queensland, was conducted over the internet to determine their attitude towards using stormwater treated through Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) only and MAR with treatment plant for several...

As Australia enters a new era of water governance post the Water Act 2007, one question that needs an immediate answer is: "At which point or points in the Australian Government structure should urban water supply be governed?" We were interested to find out the perceptions and understandings of...

This paper reports on the intentions of urban residents in two South Australian Local Government Areas (LGAs) (council areas) to use stormwater treated through a managed aquifer recharge process for various potential non-potable uses. Data were collected through an online survey of the residents...

Sustainable development is the modern rhetoric to guide environmental or natural resources management. There are many ways to do this and one is the wider utilization of economic instruments, such as taxes and levies. Although such levies are becoming common in Australia and worldwide, the role...

Freshwater and its allocation between competing users and uses has always been conflict ridden, but the intensity of these conflicts has escalated in recent history because of increased urbanization, changes in diet, increased population and several local factors (Dirksen, 2002). The escalation...

Seawater desalination is increasingly considered as an important component of the water resources mix required to address the growing demand for water in situations where there is limited fresh water availability. Australia has made heavy investments over the past five years in desalination...

The responses of the Adelaide urban community to paying a levy for natural resources management (NRM) were investigated. The present NRM levy has been implemented since 2006 and is based on property values. The survey indicated that the Adelaide urban community did not feel well informed about...