Water, Land and People - Goulburn Broken Catchment ...

ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
24
Month
No
Const Grants
Expected Actual
Total (Ex
GST)
ML
constructed
No
const
Geographic Information Systems
This year has seen the continued use of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) to map where storages have
been constructed within the Shepparton Irrigation
Region in comparison to Water Services boundaries
and Local Area Plan boundaries. At present 10 of the 34
constructed storages fall into Local Area Plan boundaries.
Grants
Paid
GST
Total Grants
Paid (Ex GST)
Total Cost -
Landowner
(estimates)
Total ML
constructed
July 0 $0 $0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Aug 0 $0 $0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Sep 0 $0 $0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Oct 0 $0 $0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Nov 0 $0 $0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Dec 0 $0 $0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Jan 0 $0 $0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Feb 1 $30,000 $30,000 200 ML 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
March 0 $0 $30,000 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
April 0 $0 $30,000 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
May 1 $30,000 $60,000 200 ML 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
June 0 $0 $60,000 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Totals 2 $60,000 $60,000 400 ML 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 ML
Drainage Nutrient Removal Incentive Scheme Grant Expenditure 2008-2009
Local Area Plan
Number
ML of
storage
Actual Since 1998
Total
cost
Cost
GST
Bunbartha/
Karimba/
Zeerust
2 180 $30,279.54 $3,027.95
Nathalia &
District
4 1050 $80,000 $8,000
Cornella 0
- - -
Dhurringile 0
- - -
Invergordon 1 150 $20,000 $2,000
Nanneella 0
- - -
Muckatah/
Naring
2 140 $39,561.69 $3,956.17
Wyuna 1 250 $20,000
-
TOTAL 10 1770 $189,841.23 $16,984.12
Drainage Nutrient Removal Incentive Schemes in Local Area Plan areas
Conclusion
Interest in the Drainage Nutrient Removal Incentive
Scheme remained low during 2008-2009, primarily
due to the ongoing drought conditions. The Drainage
Nutrient Removal Incentive Scheme is likely to remain
as a low priority for irrigators until the drought ends,
farm businesses are under less financial stress and the
frequency of high-flow events in the drainage network
increases.
Environmental Assessment for Primary and
Community Surface Water Management
Systems
Project Target
• Provide support, comment, reporting and report
compilation from an environmental assessment
perspective to the Primary and Community Surface
Water Management Program and the Groundwater
and Salt Management Program, as required.
Primary Program progress
• No detailed Environmental Assessments were
completed;
• Murray Valley 11 Environmental Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act Referral issue was readdressed;
• Murray Valley 11 Alignment inspections were
undertaken over four visits;
• Stanhope Depression – Reviewed aquatic vegetation
for a constructed wetland;
• Deakin 16 – Revision of native vegetation removal
exemptions;