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The Riverina’s top water minds will meet in Griffith on 16 and
17 August for GHD’s Sustainable Irrigation Futures workshop.
The workshop brings together key players from government,
industry, irrigation, science and catchment management to share
ideas for increasing water use efficiency in the Riverina region.
Findings from the workshop will be shared in Australia and overseas
thanks to the involvement of the International Centre of Water for
Food Security, a new water research centre based at Charles Sturt
University. The ICWFS was formed by Charles Sturt University (CSU),
the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(CSIRO) and other regional partners. GHD recently joined the ICWFS,
which aims to foster regional and international cooperation and
knowledge transfer in water science and technology.
GHD’s Peter Sutherland: "At the workshop we will look for ways
of ensuring true water savings through effective planning,
infrastructure and on-farm technologies. Water efficiency is
critical to the sustainability of the Riverina's citrus, wine, rice
and emerging tourism industries, and maintaining the region's
strong
urban growth."
CSIRO/CSU’s Shahbaz Khan: “Efficient water use is a global
priority. We have a wealth of knowledge and experience here in the
Riverina. The workshop will help us find ways of improving water
efficiency, and the formation of the ICWFS lets us share this
knowledge with our peers throughout Australia and
overseas.”
The workshop includes visits to the Coleambally Channel Network
and presentations on topics including priorities for the irrigation
sector, linking water use efficiency with grower groups, water
savings from channel systems and on-farm water efficiency.
GHD employs 6000 people in a network of offices throughout
Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas.