Water resources

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On this page you will find resources relating to water issues in remote Indigenous communities. Resources include:

BUSH TECHS CAT fact sheets providing information and tips about working with technology in remote communities 

Other resources such as guidebooks and posters

Links to useful web sites

BUSH TECHS

BUSH TECH Number 46 WATER RECYCLING

BUSH TECH Number 23  WATERLESS COMPOSTING TOILETS

BUSH TECH Number 21  WATER BORES

BUSH TECH Number 15  CHOOSING THE RIGHT TOILET

BUSH TECH Number 4  RAINWATER HARVESTING

BUSH TECH Number 3  STORMWATER HARVESTING

 BUSH TECH Number 2  SEPTIC TANKS AND ABSORPTION TRENCHES

BUSH TECH Number 1  HOT WATER

Other Resources

Harvesting Water that Falls on Country Guidance Manual - CAT-CRCWQT-2006

How to look after your rainwater Pictorial Manual - CAT-CRCWQT-2006

Rainwater tanks in remote Australia - Technical Summary - CAT Our Place No 27 Insert

Links

Water Quality Research Australia

www.wqra.com.au

HREOC (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission). 2001. Review of the Water Report, edited by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. Sydney.

www.hreoc.gov.au/racial_discrimination/report/water_report/index.html

 AIATSIS Discussion paper series

http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research_program/publications/discussion_papers

 Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health

http://www.crcah.org.au/

 EnHealth Council

http://enhealth.nphp.gov.au/index.htm

 National Public Health Partnership

http://www.nphp.gov.au/

 Australian Water Association

http://www.awa.asn.au/

National Water Commission

http://www.nwc.gov.au/index.cfm

 International Indigenous Water Initiative

http://www.indigenouswater.org/default.asp

 Northern Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance

http://www.nailsma.org.au/projects/water_policy.html