The Quest for Environmentally Sustainable Water Use

McKay, Jennifer (2007) 'The quest for environmentally sustainable water use', Journal of the Australian Law Reform Commission, issue.89, pp.22-28

7 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2014

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Jennifer Margaret McKay

University of South Australia - School of Law; University of Lincoln (UK) - Faculty of Business & Law

Date Written: 2007

Abstract

The first two lines of this poem reflect Australian water management through state laws and administrative arrangements up to 1994. The major water user is agriculture, which uses up to 70%, domestic/urban use amounts to 11% with the rest being used in commerce and industry and for power generation. More than half of the water used for agriculture is used for livestock, pasture, grains and dairy. Of the total amount allocated by volume, 76% is surface water and 23% groundwater.

Keywords: water management, sustainable development, water law

Suggested Citation

McKay, Jennifer Margaret, The Quest for Environmentally Sustainable Water Use (2007). McKay, Jennifer (2007) 'The quest for environmentally sustainable water use', Journal of the Australian Law Reform Commission, issue.89, pp.22-28, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2476208

Jennifer Margaret McKay (Contact Author)

University of South Australia - School of Law ( email )

GPO Box 2471
Adelaide SA 5001
Australia

University of Lincoln (UK) - Faculty of Business & Law ( email )

Lincoln
United Kingdom

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