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Jacobs Highlights Irrigation Lessons Learned
Jacobs Highlights Irrigation Lessons Learned at 2014 Irrigation New Zealand Conference and Expo
Representatives from Jacobs* attended the 2014
Irrigation New Zealand Conference and Expo recently held in
Hawkes Bay, presenting a paper focused on lessons learned
from irrigation modernisation projects undertaken in the
Australian state of Victoria.
The presentation described work Jacobs is doing on the Goulburn-Murray Water Connections Project (GMWCP) in northern Victoria. The objective of the A$2 billion project is to improve the irrigation delivery efficiency and achieve water savings by rationalising and modernising out-dated irrigation systems.
The GMWCP to date has focused upon:
•
automation and upgrading of regulating structures in
channels
• remodelling and lining of the
delivery channels
• construction of pipelines
to replace small spur channels or facilitate rationalisation
of spur channel systems, and
• automation and
accuracy upgrades for metered outlets to farms
Jacobs’ presentation highlighted how these works, in combination with system operational changes, aim to improve service levels to irrigators, reduce on-farm labour and save billions of litres of water. The paper describes innovation and learnings from Jacobs’ involvement in this large scale irrigation modernisation project, and recommendations for adapting key innovations and learnings to irrigation systems elsewhere.
If you are interested in reading the
paper to learn more about how these innovations can assist
the irrigation industry in moving forward with implementing
innovative cost effective modernisation solutions to
existing irrigation systems and developing efficient new
irrigation schemes, please contact Alex Paton,
Jacobs:
Tel: +61 2 9928 2476, Email:
alex.paton@jacobs.com
*Jacobs is formerly Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM). SKM recently combined with Jacobs to form one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical professional and construction services across multiple markets and geographies.
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