4610.0 - Water Account for Australia, 1993-94 to 1996-97  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/05/2000   
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MEDIA RELEASE

May 1, 2000
Embargoed: 11:30 AM (AEST)
47/2000

Media Alert.... Media Alert.... Media Alert....
Release of the National Water Account Report has been Delayed

Due to problems with printing, the release of the National Water Account Report has been delayed until Wednesday May 3.

Attention Chiefs of Staff, Economics, Environment and Agriculture Desks
ABS National Water Account Report will be released Wednesday

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release Water Account for Australia, 1993-94 to 1996-97 (cat. no. 4610.0) on Wednesday May 3. The report is the first update of Australian water usage figures since 1985 and is expected to play a key role in managing this most crucial and controversial of Australian resources.

The report is part of a series of physical environmental accounts that are being developed in relation to Agenda 21 agreements made at the United Nations Conference for Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

The water account focuses on the physical characteristics of Australia's water resources. Where available, quantitative data are compiled on a national and State level. Detailed statistics on the volume of surface and groundwater assets (stocks), the supply and use of water by various industries and sectors, water re-use and discharge data are presented. Monetary data linked to the use of water resources are supplied. The report includes a compilation of water supply and use sustainability indicators.