Pipeline to Secure Water Supply in Hay PID

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A project which will secure stock and domestic water supplies for customers of the Hay Private Irrigation District took an important step forward with the release, this week, of tender documents for construction.

The pipeline, which has been in the planning stages for the last 12 months, will provide a pressurised water supply to the farm gate of each Hay PID customer. In the past Hay Irrigation has had to fill its channel system just to supply stock and domestic water, even when there is no demand for irrigation. This has resulted in significant water losses.

Chairman of the Hay Private Irrigation District, Ross Headon said that due to the current drought and low water allocations it has not been possible to supply all the Hay Irrigation customers with their stock and domestic requirements.

"The pipeline will provide an efficient means of supplying stock and domestic water requirements even in times of low water availability," said Mr Headon. "It will provide our customers with a cleaner and more reliable water supply."

The project is being funded by Water for Rivers, the company responsible for the recovery of environmental water for the Snowy and Murray Rivers.

Kaye Dalton, Project Director with Water for Rivers, said that the pipeline offered a win for the customers of Hay PID, and a win for the environment, with up to 1,000 megalitres of water being saved as a result of the project.

"We have been working closely with the Hay PID over the past year to design and cost a pipeline that will service the needs of their customers and offer an affordable and efficient means of supplying their stock and domestic supply," said Ms Dalton.

The water savings generated as a result of the project will be provided to Water for Rivers in return for investment in the pipeline and pump station design, installation and running costs.

This project provides an important example of a water savings project that provides both local and national benefits and will serve as a model that can be copied by other irrigation and water supply organisations.

It is expected that the installation of the pipeline will be completed early in 2008.

For more information contact:

James Bissett, Hay PID  02 69931 763 or Kaye Dalton, Water for Rivers  0407 222 599