Reconfiguration by Area
Community Consultation Improves Outcomes
Our Water Services Committees and Reconfiguration Working Groups are the key forums for the development of Goulburn-Murray Water's modernisation strategies. During 2007 more than 80 individuals including customers, along with representatives from the Catchment Management Authorities, Department of Primary Industry, Department of Sustainability and Environment, local shire councils and the community have worked in partnership with Goulburn-Murray Water to map our the strategic vision for their region. The broad membership of these groups, combined with Goulburn-Murray Water's analysis and experience, ensures local knowledge is a key component of area modernisation strategies.
At the farm level, Goulburn-Murray Water's modernisation working groups' plans have determined components of the irrigation network such as meters, channels and outfalls than can be removed with little or no impact on the overall supply network. Goulburn-Murray Water is working with individual customers to agree on financial assistance to redesign on-farm layout to match the streamlined supply system.
