The proposed Whitemore Irrigation Scheme will bring 5,500ML of water over a 150-day irrigation season from the Poatina tailrace to farmland stretching from the foot of the Great Western Tiers to just north of Carrick. It requires construction of 40km of pipelines.

This scheme's 12,000ha irrigable area is a mix of large and small farms, comprising mainly class 3,4 or 5 agricultural land. Existing enterprises produce poppies, potatoes, vegetables, and pasture for dairy and stock fattening amongst others.

The Whitemore scheme complements the Meander dam pipelines to one side and the Cressy-Longford scheme to the other side. It 'fills in the gap' to create an arc of irrigation stretching from west of Deloraine to beyond Cressy.

The Whitemore Irrigation Scheme is under construction. Water is expected to be delivered during the coming irrigation season.

The direct sale process for the Whitemore Irrigation Scheme has closed as the sales threshold for scheme viability was reached at close-of-business on 10 February 2010. An open tender process for sale of the remaining water entitlements will commence on a date to be advised.

Completion of construction.

Commissioning.

The TIDB Whitemore project manager is Luke Curtain on 6233 0408 or at luke.curtain@tidb.com.au

An example of a Water Access Plan for a farm near Whitemore is available here: Whitemore WAP example.pdf (2.2MB)
If you have a slower connection, you may prefer to open the WAP in two parts: Whitemore WAP example Part 1.pdf  (912KB) Whitemore WAP example Part 2.pdf (1.4MB)

Whitemore Irrigation Scheme contract documents sent to intending irrigators are available here: Whitemore contract documents.pdf (317KB)

More information is available in the latest Whitemore newsletter: Whitemore Newsletter May 2010.pdf


Previous newsletters are available here:
 

• Whitemore Newsletter October 2009
• Whitemore Newsletter - August 2009 (227KB pdf)