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Primary Industries Ministerial Council

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Natural resource Management Ministerial Council

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National Water Quality Management Strategy Guideline Documents

The following guidelines are either free or available for sale from the Australian Water Association at:

• Policies and Process for Water Quality Management
  • 1 Water Quality Management - An Outline of the Policies (1994) [PDF 34kb] free
  • 2 Policies and Principles - A Reference Document (1994) [PDF 122kb] free
  • 3 Implementation Guidelines (1998) [PDF 244kb] free
• Water Quality Benchmarks
  • 4 Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine
    Water Quality (revised 2000)
  • 5 Australian Drinking Water Guidelines - Summary (1996) - no longer available 
  • 6 Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (NHMRC/ARMCANZ) (1996 amended 2001)
  • 7 Australian Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring & Reporting (2000)
• Groundwater Management
  • 8 Guidelines for Groundwater Protection in Australia (1995) [PDF 194kb] free
• Guidelines for Diffuse and Point Sources
  • 9 Rural Land Uses and Water Quality A Community Resource Document (2000)
  • 10 Australian Guidelines for Urban Stormwater Management (2000)
• Guidelines for Sewerage Systems
  • 11 Australian Guidelines for Sewerage Systems - Effluent Management (1997)
  • 12 Guidelines for Sewerage Systems - Acceptance of Trade Waste (Industrial Waste) (1994)
  • 13 Guidelines for Sewerage Systems - Biosolids Management(2004)
  • 14 Guidelines for Sewerage Systems - Use of Reclaimed Water (1999)
  • 15 Guidelines for Sewerage Systems - Sewerage System Overflows (2004)
• Effluent Management
  • 16
    • a) - Effluent Management Guidelines for Dairy Sheds (1999)
    • b) - Effluent Management Guidelines for Dairy Processing Plants (1999)
  • 17 Effluent Management Guidelines for Intensive Piggeries (1995)
  • 18 Effluent Management Guidelines for Aqueous Wool Scouring and Carbonising (1995)
  • 19 Effluent Management Guidelines for Tanning and Related Industries (1995)
  • 20 Effluent Management Guidelines for Australian Wineries and Distilleries (1998)

Documents 16 to 20 may be purchased from the Australian Water Association 02 9413 1288

For more information on these guidelines visit the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry or the Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage