
Infrastructure Focus Areas
"Water delivered sustainably to its most productive use"
Strategic Directions
Coordinated Infrastructure Planning |
Effective Governance |
Viable and Sustainable Infrastructure |
Efficient Infrastructure Delivery |
Leveraging our |
Infrastructure optimised for delivery of water sustainably to its most productive use |
Build the best practice regulatory regime (ie transparent, accountable, consistent, predictable, and consultative) |
Economically sustainable community managed irrigation schemes and water corporations |
Integrated Supply and Demand Planning for the water and sewerage sector |
Land and water resources optimised for sustainable agricultural production |
Infrastructure planning coordinated with land use planning |
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Water resource management based on real time information on water availability and use |
Integrated irrigation and urban water supply systems |
Tasmania recognised internationally as a reliable supplier of sustainably produced irrigated agricultural produce |
Urban and rural water systems integrated |
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Urban water funded on a sustainable basis |
Corporatised cost-effective delivery of urban water services |
Vibrant food processing sector |
Current Activities to achieve Strategic Directions
Coordinated Infrastructure Planning |
Effective Governance |
Viable and Sustainable Infrastructure |
Efficient Infrastructure Delivery |
Leveraging our |
Regional Land Use Planning projects |
Urban water and sewerage corporations established |
Signatory to the National Water initiative (NWI) committing Tasmania to water reform, placing an emphasis on sustainable planning, pricing, and water trading |
Regional corporations will help to consolidate urban networks and service delivery |
Implementation of Irrigation Water Infrastructure Program informed by sound knowledge of resource availability and demand for water taking into account climate change |
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Establishment of a Corporatised sector including licensing framework which exhibits economies of scale, has borrowing capacity, is arms-length from Government, is adaptable and has professional supply planning |
Address boiled water alerts for Tasmanian communities |
The establishment of a Water and Sewerage Economic Regulator ensures efficient and quality infrastructure delivery. The establishment of an Ombudsman ensures that customers' rights are protected ( |
Clear recognition of opportunities for water development, given reliable water yields, particularly during winter |
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Establish urban water and sewerage economic regulator and ombudsman |
Assessment of future water resource availability now and into future through the use of hydrological models and climate change modelling |
Allowing prices to signal when infrastructure investment and service delivery is efficient |
National recognition of the scope for sustainable irrigation development at the same time that agricultural production in the Murray-Darling Basin is facing water availability pressures |
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Consolidated responsibility - from Councils to regional Corporations |
Identification of strategically important irrigation schemes around the State that will provide up to an additional 300 GL of water and remain open to further opportunities( |
Continue to develop community managed irrigation schemes that optimise the delivery of water to farming enterprises |
Building and maintaining investor confidence in water development through secure water access entitlements, effective water markets and trading and water resource accounting |
Initiate Activities to achieve Strategic Directions
Coordinated Infrastructure Planning |
Effective Governance |
Viable and Sustainable Infrastructure |
Efficient Infrastructure Delivery |
Leveraging our |
Central co-ordination of Government regional planning responsibilities |
Annual State of the Industry Report for the Tasmanian Urban Water and Sewerage Sector (Prepared by the Economic Regulator) |
Dam safety program to ensure that the Tasmanian community is confident that dams are built and maintained safely |
Rural water pricing framework that is consistent with National Water Initiative pricing principles and which is independently assessed by the National Water Commission |
Improving capacity of farmers to use irrigation water efficiently and sustainably |
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Develop a price and service standard framework to identify communities that are entitled to various levels of service |
Tasmanian Irrigation Development Board charter requires that all schemes they construct are economically viable and environmentally sustainable |
Briefing paper submitted to Infrastructure Australia for comment on Tasmanian water and sewerage reforms |
Tas Institute of Agricultural Research (TIAR) leading research, development and extension into land capability, high value crops and value chains |
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Continue development of statutory Water Management Plans to include all catchments of high water demand |
Farm Water Development Plans provide analysis of on-farm irrigation water needs and ensure broader environmental sustainability of irrigation development |
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Transitioning from lower value land use to higher value land use through improved water availability and reliability |
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Legislative basis for the establishment of Water Districts to enable community managed irrigation schemes |
Sustainable water allocation policies Statewide |
Introduction of effective asset management strategies by corporations - monitored and enforced by the Economic Regulator |
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Streamlined regulatory regime for approval of dams through the Assessment Committee for Dam Construction |
Identify and prioritise water and sewerage network extension including those projects required to address service and compliance |
Introduction of effective asset management strategies by rural scheme managers consistent with National Water Initiative principles |
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Tasmanian Irrigation Development Board and Tasmanian Irrigation Schemes established to develop, construct and manage irrigation schemes |
Concept paper submitted to Infrastructure Australia for comment on the food bowl concept focusing on potential future irrigation projects |
Increasing capacity of water users to manage irrigation schemes |
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Separation of powers between regulation, service delivery and policy moving towards best practice regulation for urban water |
Urban Water Pricing Principles (COAG), once finalised and endorsed will assist in ensuring the cost recovery and reinvestment in infrastructure |
Facilitate provision of finance options to farmers to help them develop on-farm irrigation infrastructure and systems |
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Introduce co-ordinated regulatory regime linking evidence based policy with planning, urban water infrastructure requirements and associated regulation |
Introduction of effective urban water demand management strategies (primarily by corporations) |
Monitor service performance and pricing for water and sewerage against price and service plans |
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The regional urban water and sewerage corporations to submit price and service plans to the regulator for the first price determination. The plans will outline infrastructure requirements and planning) |
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State Water Plan integrating urban and rural water use |
Water planning and management charges consistent with National Water Initiative pricing principles to ensure transparent water charges based on cost recovery and reinvestment in infrastructure |
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Metering of all significant rural water use to enable auditing of water taken against water access entitlements |
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() = completed
(0-3) = 0 to 3 years to completion
(1-3) = 1 to 3 years to completion
(3-5) = 3 to 5 years to completion
(5-10) = 5 to 10 years to completion