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Irrigation
The Department of Environment and Water Resources has recently
launched a new website that includes a number of important
publications including detailed information about the National
Plan for Water Security. Click
here to access site
Particularly for Queensland growers but a valuable source
of irrigation resources is the Rural Water Use Efficiency
Initiative section on the site by the Department
of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland.
Services provided by the NSW Department of Land and Water
Conservation includes:
NSW
Water Information.
From this site you can access NSW
Storage Reports.
This is a statewide table listing current level, percent full,
discharge, inflow and rainfall.
And they also provide Storage
Allocation Reports which are updated weekly on Mondays.
This page shows both the seasonal allocation and carrryover
details by river valley.
QLD Dam Levels - http://www.sunwater.com.au/current_storage_info/Water_Storage_Summary.pdf
The Macaquarie River Food and Fibre Organisation:
Macquarie River Food & Fibre was formed in 1996 out of
the Macquarie Valley Irrigators' Association. The group represents
the concerns and interests of over 600 irrigators and their
families, over 90% of members being cotton producers. MRFF
has close links with the Macquare Cotton Growers Association
with both organisations invited to attend each others committee
meetings and provided with all information sent to committee
members.
MRFF works on policy for the Macquarie Valley irrigation
industry, lobbying politicians and other decision makers;
liaising with other stakeholders (NSW Farmers Association,
environmentalists, local government etc.); running community
relations projects; implementing a media strategy; and conducting
an education program.
MRFF's strategic plan flows from our 'healthy rivers policy'
based on the Healthy Rivers Commission definition of a healthy
river: encompassing the environmental, economic and social
health and needs of the communities on that river. It stresses
the importance of a sustainable irrigation industry with secure,
reliable water supplies, to the future health of the Macquarie
Valley.
Some aspects of our strategic plan are:
. Becoming more responsible and environmentally aware partners
in the management of the water systems in the Macquarie Valley;
. Increasing the reliability and security of water supply
to irrigators;
. The encouragement of sound environmental practices by both
upper and lower catchment producers;
. Ensuring just compensation to minimise the impact of water
reforms on irrigators;
. Ensuring full and properly measured implementation of the
Macquarie Marshes Water Management Plan;
. Ensuring there is a clear and transparent process for licencing
water users;
. Providing leadership in the management of the Macquarie
river;
. and working with groundwater users to establish resource
availability and determine sustainable yield.
Find more about Macquarie Food and Fibre at our website: www.mrff.com.au
Macquarie
2100
A Landcare and Community Organisation
Our Valley
Our Future
Macquarie 2100: is a community organisation that has prepared
a 100 year community, environmental and economic plan for
the mid to lower Macquarie Valley, New South Wales, Australia.
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