Water Use

Water Use

1. Consider which system

   • trickle most efficient

2. water audits helpful

3. identify actual consumption

4. reduce diffuse pollution

   • protect ground water
   • catchment sensitive farming
     • livestock
       • reduce poaching
       • reduce dietary P
       • fence off rivers
     • soils
       • min till
       • maintain drains
       • crops
     • crops
       • break and cover
       • avoid tramlines in wet
     • landscape
       • grass strips to create slope breaks
       • trees along rivers
       • establish wetlands
       • no nutrient zones
     • fert/manure
       • regular soil analysis
       • nutrient/manure plans
       • reduce rates and improve application

5. rainwater harvesting

   • grey water applications
     • ie non drinking

6. biobed

   • dig out after 7 yrs
     • soil/straw can then be spread