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Seqwater confirms it was told by the Redland City Council in August about the illegal dumping of soil - later shown to contain asbestos - at the Leslie Harrison Dam on Brisbane's bayside.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, water-management, water, water-supply, asbestos, health, water-pollution, pollution, environment, capalaba-4157
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| UpdatedDam operator Seqwater admits residents near Leslie Harrison Dam on Brisbane's bayside were not warned about asbestos-contaminated soil being removed yesterday.
Topics: water-supply, water-pollution, water-management, asbestos, land-pollution, capalaba-4157
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| UpdatedAsbestos-contaminated soil is being removed from around the Leslie Harrison Dam on Brisbane's bayside by dam operator Seqwater, which insists there is no threat to local drinking water.
Topics: water-supply, water-management, water-pollution, asbestos, land-pollution, capalaba-4157
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Property owners near the Menindee Lakes in far-west New South Wales are being inundated with spiders now that water is flowing into the system.
Topics: invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, water-supply, water-management, menindee-2879
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Topics: water-supply, agribusiness, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, toowoomba-4350
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The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) says it has consulted with landholders and water authorities ahead of a planned release of water to the lower Darling River.
Topics: water, water-management, water-supply, menindee-2879
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New South Wales water authorities have received a grilling at a state parliamentary inquiry into the management of waterways across the state.
Topics: water, water-management, water-supply, broken-hill-2880, menindee-2879
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Catching a fish at Menindee's annual fishing competition seems only a bonus this year, as huge flows enter a parched lake system in far west New South Wales.
Topics: water-supply, water, community-and-society, menindee-2879, broken-hill-2880, wilcannia-2836
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Flood damage in southern New South Wales might have been exacerbated by levees built without appropriate consultation and approvals, landholders say.
Topics: floods, environmental-management, environmental-impact, agricultural-policy, water-management, water-supply, west-wyalong-2671, forbes-2871
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| UpdatedMore than 200 Darwin rural residents gather to grill the Northern Territory Government about its plans to monitor water bores on private property.
Topics: environment, water, water-management, water-supply, darwin-0800
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More than two years after the world's worst Ebola outbreak began in West Africa, health facilities in Liberia are struggling to operate due to a lack of running water and functioning toilets.
Topics: water-supply, health, diseases-and-disorders, liberia
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| UpdatedWater is flowing into one of the largest lakes in far west New South Wales for the first time in more than two years.
Topics: water, water-management, water-supply, human-interest, rural-tourism, regional, menindee-2879
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| UpdatedLow levels of a toxic chemical once used in firefighting foam are detected in some water sources near East Sale RAAF Base.
Topics: defence-forces, air-force, environmental-health, environmental-management, chemicals-and-pharmaceuticals, water-supply, water, water-pollution, east-sale-raaf-3852
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| UpdatedFarmers and communities in the south of the Murray-Darling Basin are calling for an independent investigation in to the Plan's social and economic impact.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, community-development, irrigation, water-supply, water, environmental-management, water-management, rivers, mildura-3500, barham-2732, deniliquin-2710
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The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has released its long-awaited report on the social and economic effects of the Basin Plan, on northern irrigation communities. The results back up what communities have been saying for years - that the removal of water from farming is having a devastating impact on employment. The Basin Authority is now working through whether it will recommend changes to the Basin Plan, which would require the approval of the Commonwealth Parliament. Basin Authority chief executive Philip Glyde discusses the findings, and the next steps, with ABC Rural's Anna Vidot.
Topics: environmentally-sustainable-business, environmental-impact, environmental-management, environmental-policy, murray-darling-basin, water, water-management, water-supply, federal---state-issues, federal-government, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, irrigation, parliament-house-2600
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The Basin Plan is hitting northern irrigation communities hard, a long-awaited report finds.
Topics: environmentally-sustainable-business, environmental-impact, environmental-management, environmental-policy, murray-darling-basin, water, water-management, water-supply, federal---state-issues, federal-government, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, irrigation, parliament-house-2600
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Topics: water-pollution, water-management, water-supply, health, moonbi-2353, bendemeer-2355, kootingal-2352
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| UpdatedTamworth Council says its staff were negligent in reading test results of bore water supplies found to contain high levels of uranium.
Topics: environment, pollution, water-pollution, water, water-management, water-supply, health, environmental-health, bendemeer-2355, kootingal-2352, moonbi-2353
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| UpdatedA team of Canberra scientists invents world-first technology to cheaply and efficiently sterilise and desalinate drinking water.
Topics: water-pollution, science-and-technology, water-supply, water, physics, canberra-2600, act
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Topics: grain, water-supply, mount-gambier-5290
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The ageing water supply at the town of White Cliffs in far west New South Wales is set to receive a multi-million-dollar overhaul.
Topics: water, water-management, water-supply, regional, community-and-society, white-cliffs-2836
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The State Government steps in to clean up the contaminated water supply of a small town near Tamworth.
Topics: water-supply, water-pollution, water-management, water, environmental-impact, woolomin-2340
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Infants in as many as five communities in Western Australia's Mid West and Murchison are not receiving Government-suppled bottled water, despite concerns the tap water may not be safe for them to drink due to high nitrate levels.
Topics: water-supply, infant-health, government-and-politics, yalgoo-6635, cue-6640
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Commercial water users in Darwin's rural area receive an extension to a deadline on applying for licences.
Topics: water-management, water-supply, vegetable-fruit-nuts, fruit, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedEight months ago, a farming family from Laurie Park in South Australia were running out of water — now they are eight meters underwater.
Topics: drought, floods, water-management, water-supply, water, mount-gambier-5290