The Barton Group is a coalition of environment industry leaders charged with overseeing the Environment Industry Action Agenda which seeks to develop an industry of $40 billion by 2011. The Australian Water Industry (AWI) Roadmap is a collaborative project involving key partners from industry, government and community groups, and has been developed in consultation with more than 300 stakeholders. It proposes a set of actions to maximise returns on investment, in terms of industry competitiveness and excellence in the sustainable management of water.
The key elements of the AWI Roadmap are:
- expanding water trading and investment opportunities with closer engagement of the private sector
- robust definition of water entitlements coupled with the establishment of guaranteed register and rigorous accounting systems
- improved pricing arrangements which take into account the seasonal opportunity costs of water use, including environmental impacts
- thorough evaluation of opportunities to reconfigure water supply and sewage infrastructure to support the expeditious building of new water-efficient cities
- the coupling of high standards and market incentives that drive water efficient construction and retrofit of buildings
- development of innovative accounting, measurement and benchmarking systems and new competitive institutional arrangements.
The AWI states that it is ready to invest and demonstrate international leadership in water management.
For more information please contact:
Andrew Petersen, Leader
Environment and Planning
Tel: +61 2 8266 6681
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