Action plan

Supporting regional development and change (Action 4.1)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Water corporations, catchment management authorities

Invest in rural water infrastructure (Action 4.2)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Water corporations and catchment management authorities

Help irrigation districts adapt (Action 4.3)

Responsibility: Rural water corporations

Delivery partners: Catchment management authorities, local government, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Reduce barriers to change and support communities in irrigation districts (Action 4.4)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Rural water corporations catchment management authorities, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources

Improve water delivery efficiency in irrigation districts (Action 4.5)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Rural water corporations, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, catchment management authorities

Manage salinity, waterlogging and water quality (Action 4.6)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Water corporations, catchment management authorities, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources

Manage irrigation developments (Action 4.7)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Water corporations, catchment management authorities, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources

Improve salinity management in the Mallee (Action 4.8)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Lower Murray Water and Mallee Catchment Management Authority

Levy removed as irrigation practices improve in the Mallee

Improve management of emergency water supply (Action 4.9)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Water corporations, local government

Develop a rural drainage strategy (Action 4.10)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Catchment management authorities, local government

Draft Rural Drainage Strategy consultation

Balance water recovery for the Murray-Darling Basin (Action 4.11)

Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Delivery partners: Catchment management authorities, local government

$200 million Connections Project works begin

Page last updated: 29/03/19