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(2006-04-26)This guide is designed to assist growers in managing irrigation with recycled water. Like any water source, you will need to ensure that the water quality and its management meet the requirements of your specific quality ...
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(2006-04-01)This guide outlines what, why and how to use recycled water in Australian horticulture. For those seeking more detailed information on recycled water use in Australia, particularly for agricultural and amenity uses.
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(1999-09-15)This report outlines the results of a consultancy to 'Determine a Framework, Terms and Definitions for Water Use Efficiency in Irrigation'. An issues paper was prepared in May, 1999 outlining the background, a simple ...
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(2009-08-17)The results of this project show that there is considerable scope for improving the water use efficiency of fruit production in Australia. The two year project has sought to test the partial rootzone drying (PRD) irrigation ...
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(1998-11-15)The objectives of the irrigation benchmarking program are to measure aspects of irrigation supply which incorporate the holistic aim of LWRRDC, through the National Program for Irrigation R&D (NPIRD), which are to focus ...
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(1997-06-15)This publication contains the findings and proceedings from the Optimising On and Off Farm Water Supply Systems Management workshop. Please note: the electronic version of this report has been created by scanning the ...
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(2009-08-17)Irrigation education and training in Australia is characterised by fragmented, sporadic and diverse attempts at provision. However, there is no lack of goodwill, nor a lack of recognition of the need for education and ...
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(1999-02-15)Early in 1997, the Land and Water Resources R&D Corporation (LWRRDC) decided to experiment with the application of the process of foresighting across a range of its programs. Its purpose in this was to improve the framework ...
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(1993-03-15)A February 1993 meeting of the Chief Executives from the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (LWRRCD), Rural Water Corporation of Victoria, NSW Department of Water Resources and Queensland Department ...
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(1994-01-15)In September 1993 the Management Committee of the National Program for Irrigation R&D requested the authors to prepare a briefing paper on Technology Transfer. The Committee had identified technology transfer and adoption ...
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(2009-08-17)This fact sheet outlines the aims, processes and outputs of the project. It illustrates how Irrigation Futures is informing key agencies as they plan for future uncertainty in this important industry and region.
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(2010-01-21)Irrigated farm businesses currently face a number of problems--reduced water allocations and river flows, increased climate variability, and economic pressures. In order to remain profitable and increase the productivity ...
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(2009-08-17)The project was developed to test the hypothesis: a depressed leaching efficiency (LE) in the Lower Murray irrigation districts raises the root zone salinity and, improved water use efficiency (WUE) has an upper limit ...
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(2012-08-06)The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation was a unique collaboration as it involved governments, irrigators, water providers and researchers from across Australia. It covered every aspect of irrigation from dam ...
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(2007-12-15)These appendices form part of and should be read in conjunction with the Northern Australia Irrigation Futures (NAIF) National Program for Sustainable Irrigation CDS23 final report, which contains a synthesised view of all ...
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(2009-08-17)Providing new knowledge, tools and processes to support debate and decision making regarding irrigation in northern Australia Northern Australia holds an iconic status for many Australians. The interplay between the ...
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(2007-12-15)Providing new knowledge, tools and processes to support debate and decision making regarding irrigation in northern Australia Northern Australia holds an iconic status for many Australians. The interplay between the ...
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(2007-11-15)During 2004, over 120 members of the regional community participated in Irrigation Futures Forums, a program of four workshops exploring the future for irrigation in the region. These workshops laid the foundations for the ...
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(2007-11-15)This document entitled Regional scenario planning in practice outlines the processes used in the Irrigation Futures project. It provides details of how we engaged thecommunity to formulate scenarios, explore impacts, ...
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(2009-08-17)Geophysical techniques involve the use of ground-based and airborne geophysical devices to measure physical properties of the earth. They can assist in the planning and management of irrigation developments by identifying ...