Approved projects under the Water Efficiency Program
All water savings projects approved for Commonwealth funding under the Water Efficiency Program have been assessed by the relevant Basin state as having neutral or positive socio-economic impacts.
As part of the socio-economic assessment, public comments were invited through Have Your Say and Engage Victoria.
Program summary
Program summary (as at 01 June 2020)
Total number of approved projects: 2
Total funding for projects: $198,367 (excl. GST)
Total volume of water contracted to be recovered: 17.3 megalitres
Note: These projects are all managed by Delivery Partners. Program participants retain additional water savings from projects beyond those contracted to be transferred to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.
For a comprehensive list of approved projects, see the project list.
Murray–Darling Basin map
Approved projects
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Lower Murray – South Australia
On-farm project (ID number 593879):
- Project involving irrigation upgrades for wine grape growing
- 3.1 megalitres of water contracted to be recovered
- $35,947 (excl. GST) of project funding
- See detailed project and socio-economic information for proposal WEP0006 [PDF 407KB]
On-farm project (ID number 377618):
- Project involving irrigation upgrades for wine grape growing
- 14.2 megalitres of water contracted to be recovered
- $162,420 (excl. GST) of project funding
- See detailed project and socio-economic information for proposal WEP0007 [PDF 430KB]