TY  - JOUR
TI  - Drinking water security: the neglected dimension of Australian water reform
AU  - Howey, Kirsty
AU  - Grealy, Liam
T2  - Australasian Journal of Water Resources
AB  - Drinking water security has been a neglected issue in Australian water reform. This article considers Australia’s chief water policy of the past two decades, the National Water Initiative, and its aim to provide healthy, safe, and reliable water supplies. Taking the Northern Territory as a case study, we describe how despite significant policy and research attention, the NWI has failed to ensure drinking water security in Indigenous communities in the NT, where water supply remains largely unregulated. The article describes shortcomings of legislated drinking water protections, the recent history of Commonwealth water policy, and areas where national reforms have not been satisfactorily undertaken in the NT. We aim to highlight key regulatory areas that require greater attention in NT water research and, more specifically, in the Productivity Commission’s ongoing inquiry process.
DA  - 2021/07/03/
PY  - 2021
DO  - 10.1080/13241583.2021.1917098
DP  - Taylor and Francis+NEJM
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
SP  - 111
EP  - 120
SN  - 1324-1583
ST  - Drinking water security
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2021.1917098
Y2  - 2023/05/09/01:28:27
KW  - Urban planning
ER  -