Stormwater – helping to tackle Australia's water crisis
Useful sites
Environment Protection Authority (Victoria, Australia)
Stormwater
Provides a general introduction to stormwater.
Types and causes of urban stormwater pollution
Presents table of pollutants commonly found in urban stormwater.
What can we do about urban stormwater pollution?
Includes tips on reducing stormwater pollution.
Stormwater issues
Discusses issues relating to stormwater.
Stormwater pollution (Essential facts, Melbourne Water)
Contains information on stormwater pollutants.
Stormwater pollution (Environment Protection Authority, South Australia)
Provides information on stormwater pollution and its impact on the environment.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Water chief: Stormwater must be recycled (The World Today, 19 June 2007)
Stormwater recycling looks to be a viable option (The World Today, 19 October 2004)
Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Water for the future: Australian water education toolkit
Central location that provides links to hundreds of water education resources. Resources may be searched for by school level, region, concept and/or keyword.
Australia State of the Environment 2006
Provides Australia’s water availability and water use statistics.
The global water situation (savewater.com.au, Australia)
Contains information about the current global and Australian water situation.
National Water Initiative (National Water Commission, Australia)
The national initiative for water reform in Australia.
Page updated April 2010.