About the author, Jenifer Simpson

Jenifer became interested in water management issues in 1992 and was struck by the profound lack of understanding in the community of this basic, essential and precious part of our lives. She has travelled widely to find out how water is managed in various parts of the world and visited over eighty water and wastewater treatment plants.

She has served on the Australian Water Association’s Queensland Branch Committee where her role has been to help forge links between AWA and the broader community and raise awareness of water management issues.

In a voluntary capacity she was the principal author of the AWA’s water education kit, We All Use Water. As Project Officer for Water Management Issues for the Sunshine Coast Environment Council, she is involved in water management issues in her local community.

Jenifer recognises that the lack of knowledge of water quality at all levels in the community is a barrier to sustainable water management