Granite Belt producers: learn more about evaporation mitigation and the cost of water to you.
The SQNNSW Innovation Hub (Stanthorpe) together with Granite Belt Growers Association and Growcom are hosting a workshop focussing on storage dam evaporation savings and the value of water saved.
This is a priority issue in the district, and this field day will provide information and case studies from the local area.
The workshop will provide an overview of:
- the scale of evaporation and seepage loss from local storages
- products and technologies available to reduce losses - the pros and cons
- how to calculate costs vs benefits
- local case studies demonstrating the cost-benefit of storage evaporation management
- farm visits to covered dams
- National Ag Plastics Stewardship Program - Growcom
- Farm Business Resilience Program (FBRP) for horticulture - Growcom.
The workshop will also demonstrate freely available tools and resources available for a site-specific economic assessment of the viability of evaporation and seepage mitigation systems. The workshop will also provide a forum to discuss local needs for water management and financing opportunities to support adoption of solutions.
Further information
- Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
- Please wear appropriate footwear, hat and sunscreen as a portion of the day will be outside.