Australian Water Resources Information System Project.
Australia is less than a year away from having a national water information system online, following the selection of an information technology partner for the Australian Water Resources Information System project.
The project’s IT component will be supplied by SMS Management and Technology. Following a detailed design process over the past year, the work of building the system will begin immediately. The first stage of the project is valued at approximately $2.5 million.
Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said building the IT infrastructure was an important step in the Bureau of Meteorology’s development of the system as part of the Australian Government’s Water for the Future strategy.
“Water for the Future has four priorities: taking action on climate change, using water wisely, securing our water supplies and supporting healthy rivers,” Senator Wong said.
“To deliver on these priorities, we need robust, consistent and easily-accessible information – like that to be provided by the Australian Water Resources Information System.
“On completion, this system will provide up-to-date information on water resource availability and use, water trading, and forecasts of water availability months ahead.”