Location: Swan Valley TAS
Project Manager: Tasmanian Irrigation
Project Owner: Tasmanian State Government
Budget: $60M
Stage: Committed What does this mean?
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The 2,000 ML scheme being developed would pump water from the Swan River in periods of higher river flows and store it in a dam adjacent to the river, close to the township of Cranbrook on the Melrose property.
This stored water would then be delivered to participating landholders through a delivery network of pipes during the summer irrigation season. The irrigation water delivered would be at a surety level of greater than 95 per cent. The irrigation season will nominally run from 1 September to January 31 each year.
The project is now progressing to construction after a successful sale of water entitlements have been completed, all appropriate permits and approvals are acquired and a construction contract has been secured within the allocated budget.
Once constructed a period of scheme commissioning will follow and when completed will mean the scheme is operable. Once the scheme is opened a local committee of entitlement holders will continue to work in conjunction with Tasmanian Irrigation to ensure the scheme is operated in a manner which delivers maximum benefit to the local community whilst ensuring all permit and licence conditions are adhered too.
