The Macquarie River Screening Program assists irrigators to improve the sustainability of their water diversions by installing modern fish protection screens on water pumps.
AWMA has been engaged to design, manufacture, supply, install and commission fish protection screens, retrieval systems and associated equipment for the Macquarie River Fish Screening Program.
This project includes 15 intake screen solutions on 20 pumps across 7 sites between Dubbo and the Macquarie Marshes.
The program aims to:
• Protect over 888,174 native fish every year.
• Provide up to 2,597 ML/day of cleaner water to farmers.
• Reduce on-farm costs by effectively eliminating debris.
• Generate over $45 million per year of public benefits.
Our food and fibre industries are dependent on reliable access to water to remain sustainable, productive and profitable.
This project benefits from years of collaboration with industry partners to deliver water extraction solutions that will provide irrigators with substantial operational benefits as well as achieve sustainable environmental outcomes.
Note: Statistics provided by Fish Screens Australia