A3.8 Irrigator’s views on effects of modernising off-farm infrastructure on cost of water delivery - 2016 If your water provider upgraded water infrastructure, how did this affect… Cost of water delivery Cost of water delivery Cost of delivery to Cost of water delivery to your farm to your farm your farm to your farm Negative impact Neither negative or Positive impact n positive Murray Darling Basin irrigators all 50% 34% 16% 278 – Basin irrigator living in area with off-farm SRWUIP investment 51% 33% 16% 179 Basin irrigator not living in area with off-farm SRWUIP investment 42% 36% 22% 111 Southern Basin irrigators off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 51% 32% 16% 173 – Southern Basin NSW irrigators off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 45% 38% 17% 29 – Southern VIC irrigators off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 57% 29% 15% 129 – Goulburn Murray Irrigation District 59% 27% 15% 131 Murray Water/Western Murray Irrigation 53% 18% 29% 17 Murray Irrigation Ltd 45% 47% 8% 38 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area 41% 41% 19% 27
A3.8 Irrigator’s views on effects of modernising off-farm infrastructure on cost of water delivery - 2016 If your water provider upgraded water infrastructure, how did this affect… Cost of water delivery to your farm Negative impact Cost of water delivery to your farm Neither negative or positive Cost of delivery to your farm Positive impact Cost of water delivery to your farm n Murray Darling Basin irrigators – all 50% 34% 16% 278 Basin irrigator living in area with off-farm SRWUIP investment 51% 33% 16% 179 Basin irrigator not living in area with off-farm SRWUIP investment 42% 36% 22% 111 Southern Basin irrigators – off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 51% 32% 16% 173 Southern Basin NSW irrigators – off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 45% 38% 17% 29 Southern VIC irrigators – off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 57% 29% 15% 129 Goulburn Murray Irrigation District 59% 27% 15% 131 Murray Water/Western Murray Irrigation 53% 18% 29% 17 Murray Irrigation Ltd 45% 47% 8% 38 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area 41% 41% 19% 27