The "On-Ground Assistance to Achieve Irrigation Efficiency in the South Australian Murray Darling Basin" Project
Aim
- To provide irrigators with education & awareness programs to:
- Assist the adoption of on-farm irrigation best management practice, and;
- Improve on-farm irrigation water use efficiency to a target of 85%
The Project
- The Project was initiated in 2000.
- The Project area now extends from the South Australian Border to the Murray Mouth, including the 6 riverine and 2 lower lakes Local Action Planning areas.
- 5 Irrigation Field Officers are employed to implement the Project's activities.
- The Project area includes approximately 55,000 hectares of irrigation in the SA Murray Darling Basin.
- The Project area includes over 4,500 irrigators within Irrigation Trust Districts as well as private diverters.
- The Project is implemented in partnership between the 6 riverine and 2 lower lakes Local Action Planning areas, Central Irrigation Trust, Renmark Irrigation Trust, and the River Murray Catchment Water Management Board.
- The Project is part of the implementation of the 18 community Land & Water Management Plans in the SA Murray Darling Basin.
Fact Sheets
Fact sheet 1 - AWSN (1.5mb)
Fact sheet 2 - Soil Water (280kb)
Fact sheet 3 - Application Rate (246kb)
Fact sheet 4 - How much water to apply (171kb)
Fact sheet 5 - Soil Moisture Monitoring Tools (233kb)
Fact sheet 6 - Floating Flags (200kb)
Fact sheet 7 - System Assessment (233kb)
Fact Sheet 9 - Flushing (175kb)
Fact sheet 8 - Chlorination (178kb)
Fact sheet 10 - Conversion Unit (99kb)