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Water

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Water

  • Water Monitoring and Assessment
    • Pesticide Monitoring
    • Hydrological Assessment
    • Water Monitoring
      • Stream Gauging
      • Surface Water Quality
    • Water Assessment
    • CFEV Program
    • Water Testing Laboratories

Elsewhere on NRE Tas

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Related websites

  • Water Information Tasmania Web Portal
  • Groundwater Information Access Portal
  • Water Information System of Tasmania (WIST)
  • Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystem Values (CFEV)
  • Environment Protection Authority Tasmania (EPA)
  • Water Assessment Tool (WAT)
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Water Monitoring

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​The Department undertakes a range of water monitoring.

In this Topic

  • Stream Gauging
    A network of gauging sites around Tasmania provides river level and flow information for a variety of purposes, including flood warning.
  • Surface Water Quality
    Testing water quality is crucial for the health of the community and the environment.
FurtherInfo

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania acknowledges and pays respect to Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional and original owners and continuing custodians of this land, and acknowledges Elders past, present and emerging.

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Last published on: 25/02/2014 1:28 PM