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Drought Proofing The Farm : Case Studies, J L. Frith
Drought Proofing The Farm : Case Studies, J L. Frith
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
For many years, Western Australia's north-eastern wheatbelthas suffered chronic shortages of water for stock and domestic use. The area's averageannual rainfall is generally low - less than 300 millimetres - and droughts in the 1970s caused futher problems. manydams in the area leak or have inadequate catchmentsand groundwater is scarce ormofmpoor quality.
In March 982, the Western Australian Government provided $100 000 for the Department of agriculture to demonstrate the potential of establishing permanent, drought-proof water supplies on farms in the north-eastern wheatbelt. The methods were to use exixting techniques to build dams and catchments. In a year of low …
Cost Of Farm Water Supplies : Conclusions From Surveys, I A F Laing
Cost Of Farm Water Supplies : Conclusions From Surveys, I A F Laing
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Farm Water Supply Advisory Committee, has conducted farm wster supply surveys in many districts in the wheatbelt.
The aim of the surveys was to collect data to assess the existing water supplies, the potential for further water supply developments and to compare the relative difficulty of water supply development in different localities.