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Part II
Drought and Water Management:
The Role of Science
and Technology
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36 Nicholls et al.
probability ranges of seasonal (3-month) rainfall and tempe...
... awareness of short-
and long-term water supply issues will help ensure that people
know how to respond to drought when it occurs and that
drought planning does not lose ground during non -drought
years. ... disasters
Water use patterns
High-growth area/high additional
demand
Stable or decreasing water demand
High percent water use improvements
requires earlier demand man...
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8 9-0 50 , 1989.
Truss W, the Hon MP. Commonwealth to Push States/Territories to
Put Drought- Stricken Farmers First. Media Release by the Fed-
eral Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and ... natural resources
and self-help
5. Coordinate drought programs and resources effec-
tively, efficiently, and in a customer-oriented manner
The NDPC further suggested cre...
... landscape
irrigation
Conservation-oriented rates, rebates, and program and policy incentives
15 100
Water- efficient landscape design (e.g., functional turf areas only)
Native and/ or drought- tolerant ... restrictions, drought management plan-
ning and drought pricing, rate design alternatives, and
communication and education are among the ways to
bolster water supply...
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1969, dramatic in 1974, 1978, and 1982, and intermediate in
1987 and 1992, and they ... about
specific water management successes and failures in this
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