Five Reasons for Catchment Management

摘要

Rob has worked in catchment management since he joined the water industry after completing his PhD in 2001, and is passionate about protecting Melbourne's open catchments from inappropriate development. I understand that the Australian water sector is facing a significant squeeze over the coming decades, with serious climatic uncertainty and pressures on water prices. There is a risk that as we aim to do more with less, we may lose sight of the forest for the trees. Land use activities and development on land within open, potable water supply catchments has the potential to contaminate drinking water supplies. Catchment management is the active involvement in policy-making, planning, management and use of public and private land to protect and improve the quality and quantity of water in waterways and water bodies. I believe that catchment management is not only an obligation, but an opportunity for innovation for intelligent water corporations over the coming decades.