Environmental issues associated with water use and quality include salinity, pollution and contamination.
This section covers:
See also Water.
International standards and resources
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance(Opens in a new tab/window) identifies all significant wetlands internationally.
Australian conventions and resources
The Bureau of Meteorology(Opens in a new tab/window) has information about Australia’s water resources.
Significant wetlands in Australia are listed in the Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia(Opens in a new tab/window).
Water use
Water use is measured in gigalitres (GL) and megalitres (ML), but water price is usually quoted in $/kilolitre (kL).
Water programs and strategies
Use initial capitals for the formal names of national programs and strategies:
National Water Initiative (NWI) National Water Quality Management Strategy (NWQMS) South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program
Use lower case for terms that are not formal names:
catchment management plans but Murray–Darling Basin Plan water-quality guidelines water resource management agencies