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Multiple Use of Water in Agricultural Landscapes
Water Wise
Multiple use of water for extra value
The challenge
To continue the strong economic growth in regional Victoria in the face of increased competition for limited water resources, and increased salinity and degradation of waterways.
The strategy
To use water for agri-aquaculture systems to increase the value of food production, and to reduce the environmental impacts of irrigation.
The project
- Develop agri-aquaculture systems to recycle fresh water, and reuse saline groundwater and nutrient rich wastewater, for food production.
- Use irrigation water to grow high value species such as Murray cod, in combination with other forms of food production.
- Establish pilot studies and demonstration sites in regional Victoria to show the potential for innovative aquaculture systems that add value to fresh, saline or nutrient rich water.
The vision
Higher net production from less water; opportunities for farm diversification by introducing aquaculture into existing farming systems; productive use of saline water, and biological methods of stripping nitrogen from nutrient rich water.
Project Deliverables
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| TechNote: Prospects for Fish Farming in Large On-farm Irrigation Storage Dams | 
(PDF 301kb) |
| TechNote: Productive Use of Saline Water | 
(PDF 204kb) |
| TechNote: Multiple Use of Water in Agricultural Landscapes | 
(PDF 158kb) |
| Biological Systems to Improve Quality and Productivity of Recycled Urban Wastewater - A Case Study from ORL 1.3 | 
(PDF 1002kb) |
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