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Integration of the Farm Water
Program with the Goulburn Murray
Water Connections Program
Chris Nicholson
Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Jacki Tomlinson
Goulburn Murray Water
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Regional Context – The Goulburn Murray Irrigation District
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Modernisation
• Irrigation modernisation in Northern Victoria
– Future Flow
– The Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Project (NVIRP)
– Goulburn Murray Water Connections Project
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
GMW Connections Project
• $ 2 Billion Project
• 429 GL Water Savings
• Two stage project funded by Victorian and Federal
Governments and Melbourne Water
• Components:
– Backbone modernisation
– Connections
– Special projects, e.g. environmental enhancements
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
GMW Connections Project
Goals
• Provide a more efficient and affordable irrigation
delivery network
• Ability to deliver an improved level of water delivery
• Increase on-farm productivity
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
GMW Connections Project
Achievements to date
• Channel Rationalisation
476 Km
• Meters installed
6526
• Delivery Shares connected
2051
• Landowners to be consulted
7390
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Farm Water Program
• What is the Farm Water Program?
– On Farm upgrades that support the development of
productive, profitable and water efficient farms into the future
• The Farm Water Program has secured in excess of $200M over
10 years for this development
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
What’s been achieved
Farm Water Program
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Total
148
233
130
511
Funding ($million)
34.95
61.18
28.24
124.37
Water savings (GL)
18.39
33.21
16.61
68.21
Water savings
transferred to
Commonwealth (GL)
9.39
16.61
9.81
35.80
Number of Projects
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
The Goulburn Murray Irrigation District – Project Locations
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Partnership approach
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Farm Water Program- Key Eligibility
Two main eligibility criteria for Landowners to participate
1. That they have a whole farm plan that reflects the
proposed works
2. That they are connected to the modernised delivery
system
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Integration of Programs
Pros
• Better outcome for landowners
• Greater opportunities for rationalisation of irrigation
infrastructure
• Certainty for Government Investment
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Integration of Programs
Cons
• Extra effort required to ensure the aligning of the
programs
• Potential time delays in projects becoming eligible
• Landowner angst due to uncertainty of future funding
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Integration of Programs
Key
• Communication, Communication, Communication
– Communication between Programs
– Communication with Landowners
– Communication with Service Providers
– Communication with Funding Partners
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Integration Case Study
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Case study-before
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Case study- After
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Case study- Outcomes
• Rationalisation of
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approximately 3 kms of GMW supply channel
5 irrigation meters
3.41 ML/d delivery share
Countless farm irrigation structures and kms of farm channel
• Installation of
– 2 Pump stations on “backbone channel”
– 1 fixed Centre Pivot
– 1 towable Centre Pivot
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Case study- landowner outcomes
• Delivery System Modernisation has led to
Improvements in;
– Channel heights
– Flow reliability
– Water ordering (From 4 days to 48 hours)
• On farm
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Reduced labour
More precise application of water (Spring/Autumn)
Water Savings
Increased Productivity
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
“We would have not been able to undertake this project in its
entirety if we were not able to combine the opportunities
presented by the GMW connections project and the Farm
Water Program. The resulting outcome has not only
increased our production while using less water but has made
irrigating a pleasure!”
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities
Thank you
Our Vision
Healthy, resilient and increasingly productive landscapes
supporting vibrant communities