Water rebate incentive schemes confirmed for dryland farmers
Source: Western Australia. Minister for Water. Media Release.
"Two new schemes, to help the State’s dryland farmers combat the effects of climate change on their water supplies, have been announced by Water Minister Dr Graham Jacobs. He said the ‘Farm Water Supply Planning and the Farm Water Rebates Schemes’ would provide incentives to assist the State’s primary producers respond effectively to the challenges of water security in an age of rainfall unreliability. These two new schemes encourage dryland farmers to deliver tangible water supply improvements on farms backed by best practice planning,” Dr Jacobs said. The two new schemes include:
· the Farm Water Supply Planning Scheme which recognises the importance of long-term water supply planning and integrating this planning with broader business decisions. It offers a rebate of 50 per cent of the total cost of undertaking an audit of on-farm water assets and preparing an action plan.
· the Farm Water Rebates Scheme will address existing water deficiencies and emphasise conservation and efficiency issues in water management and use. It offers a pre-determined schedule of rebates equivalent to 50 per cent of the total cost of targeted on-farm water supply improvements - up to a maximum payment of $15,000 per commercial farming business."