Appendix C: Comparison of water infrastructure programs in the northern Basin Program Sustaining the Basin: Healthy HeadWaters Proposed Northern Basin Irrigated Farm Use Efficiency Water Program Modernisation (IFM) project (HHWUE) Purpose To help irrigators improve To help irrigators, To provide water holders on-farm water efficiency communities and the northern Basin focused by providing funding for environment in the opportunities to support planning, infrastructure Queensland agricultural production and and training. Basin by funding rural innovation benefiting on-farm irrigation social, economic and infrastructure environmental outcomes the improvements and northern Murray–Darling supporting projects. Basin. Catchments New South Wales Border Queensland Border All northern Murray–Darling Rivers, Gwydir, Namoi, Rivers, Basin catchments Macquarie and Warrego, and Moonie Open to applicants Closed Future rounds under Open late 2017/early 2018 consideration
Appendix C: Comparison of water infrastructure programs in the northern Basin Program Sustaining the Basin: Irrigated Farm Modernisation (IFM) Healthy HeadWaters Use Efficiency project (HHWUE) Proposed Northern Basin Water Program Purpose To help irrigators improve on-farm water efficiency by providing funding for planning, infrastructure and training. To help irrigators, communities and the environment in the Queensland Basin by funding on-farm irrigation infrastructure improvements and supporting projects. To provide water holders northern Basin focused opportunities to support agricultural production and rural innovation benefiting social, economic and environmental outcomes the northern Murray–Darling Basin. Catchments New South Wales Border Rivers, Gwydir, Namoi, Macquarie and Queensland Border Rivers, Warrego, and Moonie All northern Murray–Darling Basin catchments Open to applicants Closed Future rounds under consideration Open late 2017/early 2018
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