GL of irrigation water is used to produce over 40% of the nation's gross value of agricultural production. This …; cotton and field crops). The supply of water for irrigation is subject to climatic and policy uncertainty. Variable inflows … mean that water property rights do not provide a guaranteed supply. With increasing public scrutiny and environmental …

sustainability of farm and catchment systems. In northern Victoria, the dairy industry is a major user of water, and contributes to … the environmental issues. Changes in irrigation water price, availability and policy will invariably impact on the … farms. Two case study farms, a 'water reliant' farm and a 'fodder reliant' farm, were used to examine economic and social …

With the current drought in South-Eastern Australia highlighting the scarcity and value of inland Australia’s water … ago with the separation of land and water property rights allowing openly traded water markets. This study assesses the … potential economic benefits that options contracts bring to the water market in the Murray Valley water market. Exotic call …

The paper discusses the level of water trading within the NSW Irrigation Industry along with water prices, reasons …, attitudes and knowledge of both permanent and temporary water trading. It is based on the results of a survey of 1 …,115 irrigators representing over 10% of the total irrigators' population within NSW Water Sharing Plans that commenced during 2004 …

The net present value (NPV) of downstream economic benefits of changes in water-yield (W) and salt-load (S) of mean … result in higher or lower water-yields, respectively) are driven by economic consequences for land owners. This paper defines … benefits from altered water-yields and/or lower salt loads. The paper presents methods, and preliminary calculations for an …

Future concerns about the quality and quantity of Australia’s fresh water supplies from salinisation has necessitated … the need for action. Several options exist to secure fresh water supplies for the future, including revegetation …. Desalination has considerable potential as it gives immediate benefits and can be applied anywhere saline water exists, subject to …