Have your say: Urban Water Regulation in NSW
The NSW Government has released a
Discussion Paper to seek stakeholder
feedback on a joint review of the Water Industry Competition Act 2006 (WIC
Act) and regulatory arrangements for water recycling under the Local Government
Act 1993 (LG Act).
The purpose of the review is to address issues with aspects of the current
regulation of the urban water sector in NSW, and develop a consistent
whole-of-sector approach that appropriately manages risks to public health,
the environment and consumers without imposing unnecessary red tape.
The Discussion Paper is on public exhibition until Friday, 15 February 2013.
The Water Management Law & Policy Committee is looking at options to prepare
a submission. If you'd like to contribute, please contact Kim Wuyts
Water Security Reliability - JOIN THE DISCUSSION ON OUR FORUM
The WMLP committee member Marco van Winden has developed a
discussion paper, and invites the industry to discuss around the topic:
Water Security - Is the infrastructure between
the source and the demand adequatly secure, reliable and resilient?
Download the discussion paper
here
and join the discussion on AWA's forum by clicking here.
Water Quality Governance: Overview of the National Regulatory Developments
Regulatory and policy approaches towards the use of recycled water in Australia are closely
entwined with simultaneous policy developments regarding water quality in
general and drinking water quality in particular.
Anne Pye, from the WMLP committee developed a chronological
summary of some of those developments and the ensuing policy discussions which
have been documented in various national reports.
Click here
to access the overview on Water Quality Governance.
AWA Policy Principles - NOW AVAILABLE
The WMLP Specialist
Network has helped develop a series of policy principles.
These principles are to guide the Association’s review of government
policies (e.g. the development of a submission it may make on a
government Green Paper) and the development of its own policies (e.g.
Position Papers).
The Policy Principles have now been endorsed by the Board. Click
here to view the Policy Principles.
All comments and queries regarding the Principles should be directed to Kim Wuyts
WMLP SURVEY RESULTS
The committee has prepared a short survey which will be helpful in getting to know the
network members and identify several key themes that the WMLP network can initially
focus on.
Please CLICK HERE
to view the survey results.
LEGISLATIVE & POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA
The WMLP Specialist Network has developed an overview of current water law,
policy and government departments from across Australia.
The list has
been compiled by the WMLP Specialist Committee to assist network members
navigate and review their way around relevant Australian water law and
policies.
Click here to view the list.
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