National risk assessment - water services in remote Indigenous communities

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This project involves a national risk assessment aimed at identifying opportunities for the improvement of drinking water management in remote Indigenous communities. Key areas to be assessed include:

• water quality
• water demand
• system infrastructure
• capacity of communities to be a part of water planning and management
• arrangements for, and responsibilities of, authorities involved in water supplies in the communities

A practical information package relating to these key areas is the expected outcome for the project.

Contacts

National Water Commission
95 Northbourne Avenue
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Ph: (02) 6102 6000
Fax: (02) 6102 6006
Email: enquiries@nwc.gov.au

Links

• View information: National risk assessment - water services in remote Indigenous communities
• View website: National Water Commission