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Financial Analysis of Subsurface Drainage with a Basin for Pasture Production
Jai Singh, heinz Kleindienst, Peter Dickinson, Bill Trewhella, Evan Christen
Publication Type:
Technical Report
This is a publication of the initial CRC for Catchment Hydrology
CRC Program:
Salinity (Previous CRC)
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Publication Keywords:
Salinity Control
Dairy Industry
Groundwater
Reuse
Cost Effectiveness
Pumping
Drainage Facilities
Farms and Farming
Evaporation
Land (Grass and Pasture)
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Abstract / Summary:
CSIRO Land and Water Technical Report 15/00
There are increasing pressures to limit salinity increases in the River Murray through minimising salt leaving the irrigated catchments of the Murray- Darling Basin. Part of this strategy is to store drainage disposal water in the irrigation areas themselves using disposal basins. Unfortunately, there are no existing guidelines for siting, design and management of salt disposal basins. The CRC for Catchment Hydrology and CSIRO Land and Water, with support from the Murray-Darling Basin Commission embarked on a project with the overall objective of producing appropriate guidelines for the Riverine Plain of the Murray Basin.
This report deals with the financial viability of disposal basin and groundwater pumping for dairying enterprises on the Riverine Plains. This complements a previous report for basins and tile drainage for horticultural enterprises. The report explores cost-sharing issues between neighbouring farms and the importance of these for the viability of these schemes.
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