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" Working towards the equitable, efficient and sustainable use of water, land and other environmental resources of the Queensland Murray Darling Basin "

Water Use Efficiency

QMDC is currently funding a range of water use efficiency projects to help improve rural and urban water management.

Rural Water Use Efficiency

This program offers assistance to irrigators to conduct water loss audits, improve irrigation systems, undertake training, and conduct follow-up monitoring.

Fifty-nine projects have been funded so far, across 28 properties. Projects have included converting furrow irrigation systems to centre pivot and drip irrigation systems, installing moisture probes, and conducting electromagnetic surveys of fields and storage dams.

For more information, check out the case study.

These projects have been implemented in collaboration with RWUEII, Growcom’s Water for Profit Initiative, and the National Landcare Programme.

Urban Water Use Efficiency

This program mainly targets local governments and provides assistance to undertake projects that will identify inefficiencies in councils’ water infrastructure.

Nine local governments have been funded so far:

• Roma Regional Council (the former Bendemere Shire Council area) - grey water recycling, water metering, and rainwater use
• Roma Regional Council (the former Booringa Shire Council area) - grey water recycling and reducing unaccounted for water
• Bungil Shire Council - water metering
• Goondiwindi Regional Council (the former Goondiwindi Town Council area) - reducing unaccounted for water
• Dalby Regional Council (former Murilla Shire Council area) - rainwater use, water loss management, effluent re-use, storm water management, and rehabilitation of Chinaman's Lagoon
• Roma Regional Council (the former Roma Town Council area) - monitoring bores, improving town sprinkler systems, and storm water management
• Southern Downs Regional Council (the former Stanthorpe Shire Council area) - storm water management, and urban water management
• Goondiwindi Regional Council (the former Waggamba Shire Council area) - reducing unaccounted for water
• Roma Regional Council (the former Warroo Shire Council area) - reducing unaccounted for water, tap timers

For more information about specific projects, you can contact the relevant local government.