
Way Forward
RURAL WATER - "Water delivered sustainably to its most productive use"
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Tasmanian Irrigation in place |
Metering of all significant use |
Delivery of Forth, North East Dams, Midland & Upper South Esk & North West irrigation schemes |
Community managed irrigation schemes | |||
Impact of climate change on water yield modelled for all key catchments |
Farm water development planning |
Additional 300GL of water provided |
Assess irrigation scheme effectiveness | ||||
Sustainable water allocation policies |
State water plan to integrate urban and rural water systems |
Completion of orginally identified irrigation schemes | |||||
Legislative basis for establishment of water districts |
Delivery of Wesley Vale, Whitemore, Headquarters Road, Winnaleah, and Meadstone and South East, Lower South Esk, Meander irrigation schemes |
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Concept paper submitted to Infrastructure Australia for comment on the Food Bowl Concept focusing on potential future irrigation projects |
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Meander Dam and pipeline projects |
Benefits for all Tasmanians
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URBAN WATER - "Healthy people and environments, managing our water and sewerage sustainably"
Completed |
0-3 years |
3-5 years |
5-10 years | ||||
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Urban Water & Sewerage Corporations established |
Identify and prioritise network extension |
Monitor service performance and pricing against price and service plans |
Continue extension of water and sewerage network | |||
Establishment of corporatised sector with integrated licensing framework |
First price and service plans developed |
Introduce effective asset management strategies |
Upgrade and maintain existing networks | ||||
Establish urban water and sewerage economic regulator and ombudsman |
Corporations develop management plans to improve service delivery - e.g. water quality management, asset management, dam safety, etc |
Extend water and sewerage network |
Improve compliance with environmental and public health compliance obligations | ||||
Annual State of Industry Report |
Identify priority projects for addressing non-compliance in the sector and improving service performance |
Upgrade and maintain existing networks |
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$10m Commonwealth funding committed for water metering ( Briefing paper submitted to Infrastructure Australia for comment on Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Reforms |
Develop price and service standard framework |
Improve compliance with environmental and public health compliance obligations |
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Upgrade and maintain existing urban water and sewerage networks |
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Statewide plan to integrate urban and rural water systems |
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Address boiled water alerts for Tasmanian communities |
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Extend, upgrade and maintain existing networks |
Benefits for all Tasmanians
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