A Deloitte Access Economics report aggregating the disparate research on Australian groundwater uses and values into a centralised economic value description and estimate.
Increasing surface water scarcity in Australia in recent years has seen a growing reliance on groundwater use. This is a trend that is likely to continue into the future as competition for water resources grow further.
Despite the growing importance of groundwater use, there is a lack of understanding of its economic value.
This report aggregates the disparate research on Australian groundwater uses and values into a centralised economic value description and estimate.