Appraisal to identify and detail technology for improving water use efficiency in irrigation in the Queensland Murray–Darling Basin
Through the Healthy HeadWaters Water Use Efficiency program, DERM commissioned the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture and FSA Consulting to undertake a review of water use efficiency. The report is available for download as a complete document or by sections.
Complete report
Sections
- Titles and executive summary (PDF, 844K)*
- Contents, list of tables and introduction (PDF, 502K)*
- Overview of irrigation in the Queensland Murray–Darling Basin (PDF, 894K)*
- Reported water use efficiency in the Queensland Murray–Darling Basin (PDF, 614K)*
- Lessons from previous water use efficiency programs (PDF, 765K)*
- Opportunities for on-farm water savings in the Queensland Murray–Darling Basin (PDF, 1.0M)*
- Adoption of water use efficiency options in the Queensland Murray–Darling Basin (PDF, 714K)*
- Barriers to participation in Sustainable Water Use Infrastructure Project (PDF, 721K)*
- Potential water savings under Sustainable Water Use Infrastructure Project (PDF, 785K)*
- Farm scale planning and assessment for water use improvements (PDF, 436K)*
- Recommendations, references and glossary of general terms (PDF, 623K)*
- Appendix A: Glossary of water use efficiency options (PDF, 536K)*
- Appendix B: Irrigator survey (PDF, 1.5M)*
- Appendix C: Case studies (PDF, 1.2M)*
- Appendix D: Project consultation (PDF, 599K)*
- Appendix E: Present value costs for water use efficiency options (PDF, 415K)*
- Appendix F: Estimate on-farm losses (PDF, 449K)*
Findings information sheets
Lessons from previous water use efficiency programs (PDF, 71K)*
Adoption of water use efficiency options in the Queensland Murray–Darling Basin (PDF, 65K)*
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Last updated 30 July 2012
