Groundwater and the Environment: Understanding the role of groundwater in the maintenance of sustainable ecosystems in Australia.

地球上97%的淡水是地下水。尽管如此，它还是被低估了，在很大程度上没有被开发，也没有得到很好的理解。在澳大利亚，地下水在我们的盐碱化问题中起着关键作用，并维持着我们的生态系统。它将是未来的关键供水，特别是在地表水稀缺的干旱时期。我们国家的地下水资源需要像我们现在在默里-达林盆地看到的那样，对保护做出同样响亮的承诺。该网络为迫切需要的国家地下水中心奠定了基础，以提供研究，确保该国水资源和依赖水资源的用户的双赢结果。

97% of freshwater on earth is groundwater. Despite this, it is undervalued, largely unexplored and poorly understood. In Australia, groundwater plays a critical role in our salinity problem and sustains our ecosystems. It will be a critical water supply in the future, especially in times of drought when surface water is scarce. Our nation's groundwater resources require the same unresounding commitment to preservation that we now see in the Murray-Darling basin. This network develops foundations for a desperately needed National Groundwater Centre to provide research to ensure win-win outcomes for this country's water resources and the users that rely on them.