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A colleague of mine asked me will the Murray River one day be a pipe? I thought this was an interesting question and after thinking about it for a bit my answer to them was "No", and here's why:

Smart phones , social media and floods whats the link?

As an irrigation professional I have dedicated my passion to saving water, however our current industry globally has the greatest potential in making our water situation worse if it is not careful at this critical time. The answers are all around us we just have not learned them yet. Lets do this from the bottom up.

As an irrigation professional I have dedicated my passion to saving water, however our current industry globally has the greatest potential in making our water situation worse if it is not careful at this critical time. The answers are all around us we just have not learned them yet. Lets do this from the bottom up.

Ever get the gut feeling that something is not right about certain types of micro irrigation...it will not be sustainable in the future?? I do...I would like someone to prove me wrong.

" When they were giving out countries not many of them got a continent" - classic..

Source: ABC Conversations

Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh opens the St Clair Oval irrigated by an Aquatek Irrigation system in an inaugural 20/20 match with the Woodville Cricket Club at their new home ground.

To all our customers and suppliers we wish you all the best for the new year ahead. We are looking forward to some new products and services to be released in the year ahead to help you plan, implement and manage your irrigation systems. Water conservation and efficient water use will continue to be prime market drivers this year.

Best Regards

Darren Ferber

Managing Director

Aquatek Irrigation Pty Ltd.

An article from Forbes on the USA water infrastructure and how it can create jobs....

http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/10/05/jobs-and-water-for-america/

Water pricing across Australia has increased significantly over the last few years due to scarcity and infrastructure investments such as desalination.

A hectare of turf could now cost anywhere from $ 12,000 to $ 20,000 per year to be kept in a playable condition. The difference in the watering cost, some $ 8000 per year could be due to poorly performing irrigation systems or bad water management.

You would need to double the above figures for a typical oval