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Better access to irrigation could significantly boost the value of local agriculture (Photo: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 10, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Queensland Farmers\u2019 Federation has welcomed the finalisation of funding arrangements for the Federal Government’s $650,000 commitment re-examine a project that would divert south-east Queensland\u2019s treated waste water for agricultural and industrial use.<\/p>\n

The “NuWater” project, funded through the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund, will be managed by QFF in consultation with unofficial consortium members.<\/p>\n

It will undertake a feasibility study on delivering recycled water from Brisbane via the Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme to the Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs agricultural areas, an idea first examined in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n

Lockyer Valley fruit and vegetable grower Anthony Staatz said the project provided an opportunity to meet the growing and sustained demand for water for agriculture and better utilise treated waste water.<\/p>\n

\u201cWater is limiting growth opportunities in the Lockyer Valley and this project has the potential to realise sensible and mutually beneficial outcomes for the whole region,\u201d Mr Staatz said.<\/p>\n

Darling Downs cotton grower Graham Clapham said that the project could deliver up to 100,000 megalitres a year of south-east Queensland\u2019s recycled waste water for agricultural and industrial use.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTreated waste water could be put to good use on our farms. The opportunity for a \u2018win-win-win\u2019 result for farmers, urban water recyclers and the environment is compelling, but we need to see if it is economically feasible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

AgForce spokesperson Kim Bremner said the additional water on the Downs would enable farmers to increase investment in their businesses and look at alternative crops, which would inject tens of millions of dollars into local economies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the feasibility study stacks up, Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs farmers will have access to additional water and greater water security. One thing that is unquestionable is that investment follows water,\u201d Mr Bremner said.<\/p>\n

The unofficial NuWater project consortium members are: Queensland Farmers\u2019 Federation, Cotton Australia, Central Downs Irrigators Limited, Growcom, Queensland Chicken Meat Council, Agforce, Lockyer Valley Growers, Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise, and Queensland Urban Utilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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