The Quality of Perth's Water Supply
Ecologically Sustainable Development Committee (1997 - 2001)· 23 November 2000general_report
This 2000 WA parliamentary report examines the quality of Perth's water supply, prompted by the Sydney water contamination scare. It assesses monitoring systems, contamination prevention, risk management, and public reporting. The committee found that a similar scare was unlikely in Perth due to existing management practices.
Impact
Impacts Perth residents, government agencies (Water Corporation, Water and Rivers Commission, Health Department), logging industry, and agricultural sector.
healthenvironmentagricultureutilitiesplanningpublic_sectorperth water supplywater qualitycontaminationcatchment managementdrinking water guidelinescryptosporidiumgiardiatrihalomethanesloggingherbicide use
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