Water
Water management is a significant environmental issue. The National Water Initiative (NWI) in Australia is forcing numerous legislative changes on state and territory governments and demanding that water authorities adhere to new regulations. It will mean higher water prices and more restrictions for urban communities and irrigators.
These issues are complicated and Australia’s long-running drought makes it ever more vital that business, farmers and government act on the best advice.
That’s where DLA Phillips Fox can help.
We deliver:
- A national legal team of water industry experts who understand how these reforms and policy changes will affect all those involved. Indeed DLA Phillips Fox has produced a major report discussing a suitable legal framework for national water trading.
- Advice to clients in all areas of Australia’s water industry – from catchment managers and water authorities to graziers and wastewater producers and major industrial water users such as brewers, miners and food producers.
- Support to both state and federal government departments involved in environmental, agricultural and water management issues.
We offer advice on:
- Compliance with water laws and regulations.
- Water infrastructure funding and development, including approvals, construction contracts, public-private partnerships, alliances and other delivery mechanisms.
- Water management, access, delivery, treatment, disposal and reuse.
- Catchment management planning, stormwater management and reuse and water-sensitive urban design.
- Water industry reforms and policy changes.
- Implementation of the NWI.
- Water pricing and trading.
- Management of greenhouse gas emissions from waste water treatment facilities.