Water use largely unchanged, but improved management ensures better access

The Millennium Drought ended more than five years ago, but several years of below-average rainfall and El Niño have brought drought back to many parts of Australia. Our latest report on water in Australia shows rainfall is continuing to decline in eastern Australia and increase in the north.

However in urban areas, where water use has not changed significantly since the Millennium Drought, more water is available for use thanks to technologies such as desalination

In a recent article on The Conversation, the Bureau ofMeteorology put the case that Australia can now better manage water resources using new water information capability.

Read what the Water Assessment and Analysis manager with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology recycling, Malcolm Watson, says on The Conversation -  “Declining rainfall in parts of Australia, but still plenty of water available: BOM report.”