Rural water use efficiency program reports
- RWUE 1 program - (1999-2003)
- RWUE 2 program - (2004-2005)
- RWUE 3 program - (2005-2009)
- SEQ IF 1 program - (2006-2009)
Reports from industry partners
Links are provided below to download final reports that have been submitted to DERM by its industry partners for completed phases of each RWUE program.
All reports are presented in portable document format (PDF). Reports of large file size have been divided into sections for easier downloading.
RWUE 1 program - (1999-2003)
Cotton and Grains Adoption Program
- Cotton and grains industries stocktake: 2000 (PDF, 1.3M)*
- Milestone report for 2000 (PDF, 1.5M)*
- Milestone report for 2001
- Executive summary (PDF, 301K)*
- Report (PDF, 286K)*
- Milestone report for 2002
- Contents and executive summary (PDF, 85K)*
- Coordinators report (PDF, 96K)*
- Regional reports (PDF, 551K)*
- Milestones (PDF, 25K)*
- Milestone report for 2003
- Contents and executive summary (PDF, 442K)*
- Main report (PDF, 347K)*
- St George/Dirranbandi (PDF, 147K)*
- Border Rivers (PDF, 197K)*
- Dawson/Callide (PDF, 188K)*
- Darling Downs (PDF, 467K)*
- Emerald/Mackenzie (PDF, 145K)*
- Appendices (PDF, 154K)*
Dairy and Lucerne Adoption Program
- Dairy Audit February 2000—Full Report (PDF, 259K)*
- Lucerne Audit April 2000—Full Report (PDF, 186K)*
- Milestone report for 2001
- Executive summary (PDF, 73K)*
- Report (PDF, 357K)*
- Milestone report for 2002
- Contents and summaries (PDF, 439K)*
- Regional reports (PDF, 73K)*
- Appendices (PDF, 86K)*
- Milestone report for 2003
- Executive summary (PDF, 62K)*
- Main report (PDF, 211K)*
- Regional reports (PDF, 210K)*
- Case studies and farmer learnings (PDF, 482K)*
Horticultural Adoption Program
- Horticulture Industry Audit November 1999—Full Report (PDF, 287K)*
- Milestone report for 2000
- Executive summary (PDF, 13K)*
- Report (PDF, 221K)*
- Milestone report for 2001
- Executive summary (PDF, 15K)*
- Report (PDF, 122K)*
- Regional reports (PDF, 431K)*
- Milestone report for 2002
- Executive summary (PDF, 23K)*
- Report (PDF, 339K)*
- Appendices (PDF, 291K)*
- Milestone report for 2003
- Executive summary (PDF, 17K)*
- Report (PDF, 492K)*
Sugar Adoption Program
- Benchmarking report: Oct 1999
- Summary and recommendations (PDF, 53K)*
- Report (PDF, 474K)*
- Milestone report for 1999
- Executive summary (PDF, 9.6K)*
- Report (PDF, 298K)*
- Milestone report for 2000
- Executive summary (PDF, 26K)*
- Report (PDF, 226K)*
- Milestone report for 2001
- Executive summary (PDF, 13K)*
- Report (PDF, 274K)*
- Milestone report for 2002
- Executive summary (PDF, 21K)*
- Report (PDF, 346K)*
- Milestone report for 2003
- Executive summary (PDF, 14K)*
- Report (PDF, 246K)*
State Water Projects distribution system efficiency reviews
The RWUE Initiative funded the following efficiency evaluations of the State Water Projects Water Distribution Systems. The evaluations were conducted by Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd. ( State Water Projects is now a corporate entity under the name SunWater.)
- Report on Bundaberg Irrigation Area (PDF, 5.4M)*
- Report on Burdekin Irrigation Area (PDF, 2.9M)*
- Report on Dawson Valley Irrigation Area (PDF, 2.0M)*
- Report on Emerald Irrigation Area (PDF, 6.4M)*
- Report on Eton Irrigation Area (PDF, 2.7M)*
- Report on Mareeba Dimbulah Irrigation Area (PDF, 4.1M)*
- Report on Lower Mary River Irrigation Area (PDF, 2.6M)*
- Report on St George Irrigation Area (PDF, 2.0M)*
Other publications
- Performance evaluation of the RWUE Initiative Adoption Program 1999 (PDF, 206K)*
The progress of the adoption programs in the RWUE Initiative is subject to external performance evaluation. This document outlines the proposed methods and processes for evaluation, detailing the specific criteria against which each industry adoption program will be evaluated. - Research, development and extension in irrigation and water use efficiency: a review of the Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative, Nov 1999 (PDF, 2.1M)*
Comprehensive review of the literature on irrigation and water use efficiency. Part A details measures of irrigation efficiency; factors influencing water use efficiency on farms; performance of on-farm water storage, distribution and application systems; agronomic aspects of water use efficiency and strategies to improve irrigation efficiencies. Part B details current agricultural extension models; irrigation extension models; factors affecting adoption processes; and methods to develop strategies to facilitate water use efficiency. Includes a comprehensive bibliography. - Evaluation of the Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative Adoption Program: Final Report: October 2003
- Summary, background and results (PDF, 231K)*
- Recommendations and industry reports (PDF, 496K)*
- Financial incentives scheme and grower survey (PDF, 301K)*
RWUE 2 program - (2004-2005)
Click on the following links to access final reports for the RWUE2 program.
Cane
- Contents, Executive Summary, Achievements, Financial Incentive Scheme, Conclusions (PDF, 285K)*
- Appendix 1 - Northern Region report (PDF, 89K)*
- Appendix 2 - Burdekin Region report (PDF, 161K)*
- Appendix 3 - Central Region report (PDF, 111K)*
- Appendix 4 - Bundaberg Region report (PDF, 191K)*
- Appendix 5 - Isis/Maryborough/Rocky Point Region report (PDF, 196K)*
Cotton
- Contents, Project outline, Extension activities (PDF, 1.6M)*
- BMP, Capacity building, Achievements, Conclusions (PDF, 375K)*
- Appendices (PDF, 298K)*
Dairy - final report (PDF, 334K)*
Growcom - final report (PDF, 560K)*
RWUE 3 program - (2005-2009)
Click on the following links to access reports from the RWUE 3 program.
Cane
- Contents, Executive Summary, Background, Key Achievements (PDF, 283K)*
- Milestone reporting and targets, Program assessment and activities (PDF, 1.8M)*
- Appendices (PDF, 1.3M)*
- Extension officer reports (PDF, 929K)*
Cotton
- Contents and Executive Summary (PDF, 1.0M)*
- Background and Communication (PDF, 766K)*
- Benchmarking (PDF, 599K)*
- Demonstration Sites (PDF, 860K)*
- Training (PDF, 398K)*
- Presentations and BMP (PDF, 455K)*
- Conclusions (PDF, 194K)*
- Appendices (PDF, 131K)*
Dairy - final report (PDF, 677K)*
Flowers - final report (PDF, 230K)*
Growcom - final report (PDF, 189K)*
Irrigation Australia - final report (PDF, 263K)*
Nursery - final report (PDF, 487K)*
Turf
- Final report (PDF, 1.0M)*
- Addendum to final report (PDF, 481K)*
SEQ IF 1 program - (2006-2009)
Click on the following links to acess reports from the SEQ-IF 1 program.
Dairy
- Final report (PDF, 251K)*
- Attachments (PDF, 1.7M)*
Flowers - final report (PDF, 211K)*
Growcom - final report (PDF, 290K)*
Nursery
- Contents and Executive Summary (PDF, 238K)*
- Introduction (PDF, 562K)*
- Program Overview (PDF, 860K)*
- Report on milestone 7 (PDF, 798K)*
- Key Achievements (PDF, 238K)*
Turf
- Contents, Executive Summary, Background (PDF, file unavailable)*
- Program Overview (PDF, file unavailable)*
- Key Achievements, Assessment, Appendices (PDF, file unavailable)*
National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture (NCEA)
- Knowledge Management System for Irrigation (KMSI)
- Contents, Executive Summary, Background, Methodology (PDF, 514K)*
- Implementation (PDF, 3.1M)*
- Web tools, IPART and IPERT (PDF, 1.0M)*
- GMap and IDO tools (PDF, 1.4M)*
- Grower tools, Regional Statistics Reporting and Recommendations (PDF, file unavailable)*
- Research and Support (RADS)
- Contents, Executive Summary, Research, Mentoring, Reporting (PDF, 376K)*
- Annex 1 - Quarterly Report - Liaison with Industry - September 2008 (PDF, 321K)*
- Annex 2 - Progress Report - December 2008 (PDF, 345K)*
- Annex 3 - Progress Report - March 2009 (PDF, 949K)*
- Annex 4 to 8 - Fact Sheets on Activities (PDF, file unavailable)*
- Annex 9 to 12 - Fact Sheets on Activities (PDF, file unavailable)*
- Annex 13 - Field evaluation of nitrate and salt movement - Sect 1 to 6 (PDF, file unavailable)*
- Annex 13 - Field evaluation of nitrate and salt movement - Appendices (PDF, file unavailable)*
SEQ Catchments - final report (PDF, file unavailable)*
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Last updated 6 December 2010