Territory Environment
Welcome to the Territory Environment podcast where we discuss everything about what it takes to lead and support the conservation, management and sustainable use of the Territory environment.
We deep dive into managing water, mapping and managing soil and vegetation, regulating industry that operates within the environment, protecting biodiversity and our work to manage weeds and feral animals to allow native species to survive and thrive.
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Territory Environment
Let’s talk annual Announced Allocations (AA’s) for water licence holders in the Top End.
In the Top End where there is a regular seasonal rain, often referred to as the wet season, the department uses an adaptive management tool that allows the volume of licenced water extraction to be varied in response to water availability each year.
Announced allocations are released every year, in line with the water accounting year, on 1 May by the Controller of Water Resources.
Your host Phillipa is joined by Dale, Chief water modeller, Peter, Senior Hydrologist and Andrew Johnson PSM, the Controller of Water Resources as they discuss how water resources undertake water modelling, the climate conditions to present the expected water licence entitlements to preserve environmental flow thresholds within river systems.
This episode is not to be missed as we learn the intricacies of how the department ensures the use of this precious natural resource is managed sustainably.
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