Murrumbidgee River Efficiency Project
Water for Rivers is working in partnership with State Water and the NSW Department of Water and Energy (DWE) to establish the Murrumbidgee River as the worlds most efficiently managed and operated working river system.
This project will investigate a range of options aimed at improving the measurement and monitoring of water flows and water use to a standard appropriate to the value of the water resource. It will also look at ways in which evaporation can be reduced, levels of service delivery can be enhanced and agricultural production and environmental river health can be sustained.
An improvement in river efficiency will provide more water for everyone, including irrigators and the environment.
The Murrumbidgee River Efficiency Project will enable the delivery of the correct amount of irrigation water to the right place on time with minimal wastage. These improvements will be achieved through investment in technology that will enable accurate and real time measurement of water extractions, river flows, and forecasting of tributary inflows.
This information will be fed into an appropriate flow and demand forecasting computer model to closely manage dam releases to accurately meet customer needs downstream. The river operating model will enable more precise operation of dams and regulating structures and be linked to an upgraded water ordering and billing system.
"DHI has been awarded the contract by State Water, NSW Australia, for the delivery of a decision support system for the operation of the Murrumbidgee River.
The CARM project is part of the Murrumbidgee River Efficiency Project, supported by Water for Rivers which will improve the monitoring of river flows and water use in the basin for the benefit of the environment. The executing agency is the State Water Corporation of NSW."
Read the DHI News Article on CARM
A website has been produced for the CARM project and is offered here for your information. We encourage you to view the website for more specific detail of the project and contact details for any further enquiries you may have.
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