Irrigation Code of Practice
A code of practice is being implemented in the Angas Bremer region to provide accreditation to growers who are successfully improving their irrigation management.
To comply with the code, growers must complete Irrigation Annual Reports, minimise drainage below their crops rootzones and plant and maintain deep-rooted, winter-active vegetation.
Growers who meet the code will be accredited.
The benefits to growers from accreditation are still being developed. Three current benefits are:
To download a copy of the Code of
Practice document, click on the link from the quick links and documents
menu at the left.
Angas Bremer Best Management Plan
The Angas Bremer Water Management Committee has developed best management practice (BMP) guidelines for watercourse diverters in the region. The BMP includes:
Various documents relating to the
BMP can be downloaded from the quick links and documents menu at the left.
A code of practice is being implemented in the Angas Bremer region to provide accreditation to growers who are successfully improving their irrigation management.
To comply with the code, growers must complete Irrigation Annual Reports, minimise drainage below their crops rootzones and plant and maintain deep-rooted, winter-active vegetation.
Growers who meet the code will be accredited.
The benefits to growers from accreditation are still being developed. Three current benefits are:
- the right to promote their good environmental management by using a new logo
- the minimisation of data-collection-and-reporting requirements
- automatic compliance with the water module of a new grape growers Environmental Management System (EMS).
To download a copy of the Code of
Practice document, click on the link from the quick links and documents
menu at the left.Angas Bremer Best Management Plan
The Angas Bremer Water Management Committee has developed best management practice (BMP) guidelines for watercourse diverters in the region. The BMP includes:
- only diverting water that is below a certain salinity
- recording the area inundated and average depth and duration of inundation
- notifying neigbours, and
- ongoing monitoring of vegetation health
Various documents relating to the
BMP can be downloaded from the quick links and documents menu at the left.
A Code of Practice for managing irrigation in the Angas Bremer region
Watercourse Best Management Practice guidelines
Vegetation health monitoring tools
Diversion monitoring tool
Downloading DocumentsClick on the links above to download the pdf documents. Right click the link and choose "Save As" to save a copy of the file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the files.
