Projects under investigation (Feasibility Assessments)

It is recommended that water recovery projects undergo some form of feasibility assessment to determine their suitability, practicality and potential outcomes. The Murray–Darling Basin Commission has funded the assessment of 17 projects so far. These projects are spread across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

The following tables includes links to feasibility assessments for proposed water recovery projects.
Final reports and summaries are provided for completed assessments where possible.

New South Wales

Title / Description:	Status:	Summary:	Report:
Assessment of the off–farm channel seepage and preliminary analysis of options of the Moira Private Irrigation District	In progress	TBA	TBA
Wetlands for potential rehabilitation and water savings within the NSW Murray Valley	Completed	PDF 300KB	PDF Report - 680KB Appendix A - 2MB Appendix B - 4.5MB Appendix C1 - 630KB Appendix C2 - 60KB Appendix D - 60K Appendix E - 670KB
Investigation of the potential to recover water through the construction of an en-route storage 'The Drop' on the Mulwala Canal in the Murray Irrigation Ltd area of operation.	Completed	Pending	Pending
Metering accuracy, water use efficiency study, and evaluation of infrastructure options for water recovery for the West Corurgan Private Irrigation District in Southern NSW	Completed	PDF 200KB	PDF 2MB
Coleambally Main Canal - Seepage and leakage savings project	Completed	PDF 900KB	PDF Part 1 - 1.3MB Part 2 - 1.6MB Part 3 - 1.9MB Part 4 - 1.8MB
Coobool irrigation system savings - NSW Department of Natural Resources	In progress	TBA	TBA
Lake Moira (Stage 3) - NSW Department of Natural Resources	In progress	TBA	TBA
Seepage and leakage savings in group licences suply infrastructure (scoping) - NSW Department of Natural Resources	Completed	PDF 1MB	PDF 600 KB
On-farm water efficiency project - Ricegrowers Association & Irrigators Australia	Completed	Pending	Pending

Victoria

Title / Description:	Status:	Summary:	Report:
Recovering Water for the Environment - The Shepparton Irrigation District Total Channel Control Project	Completed	PDF 270KB	PDF - 2MB
Further investigation to list Shepparton Irrigation Area Water Saving Project on the Living Murray Developmental Register - Department of Sustainability and Environment	In progress	TBA	TBA

South Australia:

Title / Description:	Status:	Summary:	Report:
Water Recovery from South Australian River Murray Wetlands - Stage 2: the feasibility of generating water savings and environmental benefits	Completed	PDF 1.2MB	PDF 4MB
A water supply for regional South Australia: Reducing reliance on the River Murray	Completed	PDF 680KB	PDF - 2.5MB
More beneficial use of in-valley water bodies	Completed	N/A	N/A
Investment triggers for improved water use efficiency in South Australia - SA Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation	Completed	Pending	Pending
Innovative market options - SA Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation	Completed	Pending	Pending

Combined States:

Title / Description:	Status:	Summary:	Report:
Scoping study of operational changes to reduce river and storage losses along the River Murray system	Completed	PDF 200KB	PDF - 600KB

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