NSW Water Efficiency Grants Now Open

Businesses across NSW with irrigation, stock and domestic networks, as well as urban, industrial and mining systems are being invited to apply for funding grants under the Australian Government’s $494 million Resilient Rivers Water Infrastructure Program.

There are four funding streams now open (see table below for more information):

Stream A: Irrigation Infrastructure Operators Modernisation such as installing new or upgrading water delivery networks to supply water to farms
Stream B: Water Use Efficiency including on-farm irrigation upgrades, improving stock and domestic supply, and small-scale water saving activities
Stream C: Targeted Efficiency Measures like upgrades to urban, industrial or mining water delivery systems and large-scale water saving activities
Stream D: Water Recovery Project Start-Up that funds feasibility studies or preliminary work for small to medium scale projects that could eventually fall under any of the funding streams

Stream

Examples

Stream A: Irrigation Infrastructure Operators Modernisation

Irrigation networks: Installing new, or upgrading existing, irrigation infrastructure and technology in water delivery networks for the purpose of supplying water to irrigators, Water Delivery Upgrades (for private diverters not connected to a network): installing new, or upgrading existing, irrigation infrastructure and technology for water delivery.

Stream B: Water Use Efficiency

On-farm: Installing new, or upgrading existing, irrigation infrastructure and technology on irrigation properties for the purpose of agriculture.

Stock and domestic: Improving stock and domestic water supply on one or more properties for the purpose of watering stock and supplying water for human use.

Water Substitution (Domestic or small scale): Conducting local or property-scale water savings activities that enable an alternative water source to be accessed, while returning a water entitlement to the Commonwealth (for example, replacing surface water sources with local desalination or sustainable groundwater supply).

Stream C: Targeted Efficiency Measures

Urban: Constructing, replacing, upgrading, installing, improving, or refurbishing urban water supply arrangements, including reducing leakage for the purpose of urban water supply.

Industrial or mining: Constructing, replacing, upgrading, installing, improving, or refurbishing industrial water uses, including reducing leakage, for the purpose of using water for producing goods and services.

Mining: Constructing, replacing, upgrading, installing, improving, or refurbishing industrial water uses, including reducing leakage, for the purpose of using water for producing goods and services.

Water Substitution (Larger Scale): Conducting water savings activities that enable an alternative water source to be accessed, while returning a water entitlement to the Commonwealth (for example, replacing surface water sources with local desalination or sustainable groundwater supply). The scale would be at town, community or including multiple sites.

Stream D: Water Recovery Project Start-Up

Water Recovery Project Start-Up: Projects that fund feasibility studies or preliminary work for small to medium scale projects that could eventually fall under any of the funding streams.

Applications for Streams A - C are open until 28 March 2025.

Applications for Stream D will be accepted until 30 August 2024 and must be finalised by 28 March 2025.

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