Water Monitoring and Assessment


Water quality and water quantity information is collected to assist management decisions about allocation, river condition, water quality and aquatic ecosystems. The Water Information System of Tasmania allows you to search for data relating to water flow, water quality, groundwater and natural freshwater values. You can also search for water entitlement and dam permit information.

In this topic

  • Pesticide Monitoring
    The Pesticide Water Monitoring Program was conducted from 2005 to 2014.
  • Water Monitoring
    The Department undertakes a range of water monitoring.
  • Water Assessment
    Water quality and quantity information is collected statewide.
  • CFEV Program
    The CFEV database provides natural resource managers and the general public with information on the conservation value and management priorities of freshwater-dependent ecosystems throughout Tasmania.
  • Water Testing Laboratories
    The public can have water samples tested at the Department's Water Microbiology Laboratory at Prospect, Launceston or at the Analytical Services Laboratory in Hobart.
  • Hydrological Modelling of Tasmanian Catchments
    The sustainable management of water resources depends on accurate hydrological information on catchment water availability, the degree of current water use and environmental water needs.
  • Water Assessment Tool (WAT)
    Water Assessment Tool (WAT) documentation.

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