Part One: Meters is about:
· different types of meters and their advantages and disadvantages
· what to consider when selecting a meter
· installation and maintenance for meters.
Part Two: Storage and Distribution is an overview of:
· the importance of reducing losses from seepage and evaporation
· measuring losses
· strategies for reducing losses
· economic value of the cost of loss reduction.
Part Three: Benchmarking and Water Budgeting shows you how to:
· use, interpret and process benchmarking data for the collection of seasonal water use efficiency (WUE)
· develop a seasonal water budget.
Jennifer Laffan, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tocal College, Paterson
Peter Smith, Irrigation Officer, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tamworth.