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Irrigation Insights 3 - Guidelines for good practice for the construction and refurbishment of earthen irrigation channel banks

Good asset management practices can significantly increase the life of an irrigation channel and reduce its life cycle costs. This publication provides a guide to methods of construction and refurbishment of earthen irrigation channel banks. The Guidelines provide practical guidance for the construction and refurbishment of earthen irrigation channel banks, which, if followed, should reduce life cycle costs. Throughout Australia the irrigation industry has been undergoing major (more)...

Investigation improvement to irrigation drainage systems

NPSI Factsheet No. 4

The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority identified irrigation drainage as contributing 47% (1999) of the total catchment phosphorus loads to the Murray River each year. Environment Protection Authority guidelines for managing environmental impacts of construction projects, in this case the mobilisation and transport of sediments in both new and old drainage systems, also highlighted the need for appropriate drain construction and maintenance techniques. In response, this project (more)...