Irrigation and other rural water
Investments to achieve more effective and efficient management of irrigation water, including irrigation system water and on-farm water, and other rural water.
Announced projects include:
Building on and continuing the annual survey of irrigation farms in the Murray-Darling Basin conducted by Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) for a further two years to analyse the data with a focus on water use efficiency, water trading and adjustment, and the impacts of water reform on rural and regional communities
Formulating and testing new technologies for evaporation control of water storages.
Increasing the productivity and efficiency of Australian water use under the National Water Initiative.
Demonstrating an integrated whole of system approach to deliver more efficient water management for farmers, water service providers and environmental water managers.
Increasing the productivity and efficiency of Australian water use under the National Water Initiative.
Focussing on the measurement and application of evapotranspiration data.
Lifting water-use efficiency in the Gwydir Valley by 10% through a combination of new on-farm technology and associated education activities.
Measuring and monitoring evaporation and seepage losses from up to 135 on-farm storages across the cotton industry and monitoring the impact of amelioration works.
Developing and extending an innovative technological tool that can be coupled with a meter to provide water use information leading to improved practice and efficiency on-farm.