This region is a significant producer of quality horticultural products, in particular high quality grapes and is also one of the state's prime poppy growing regions. Increased production will also enhance the area’s existing tourism industry which is primarily based around the wine industry
The North Esk Irrigation Scheme commenced operations in January 2019 and services the Relbia, White Hills, Evandale, Clarendon and Nile areas in Northern Tasmania. Water is harvested from the North Esk River at Watery Plains and transferred via an 8km pipeline to the 5,580 ML Rocklands Dam at White Hills.
The scheme’s 59km of delivery pipelines are predominantly gravity-fed.
Relbia, White Hills, Evandale, Clarendon and Nile
Poppies, vineyards, small seed, cereal and fodder production, livestock finishing
120-day summer delivery
67
KMs of Pipeline
1
Dam
2
Pump Stations
0
Power Stations
| Approval | November 2014 |
| Construction started | November 2017 |
| Operations commenced | January 2019 |
| Capacity | 4,680 ML |
| Cost | $30.43 million |
| Number of irrigators | 57 |
| Forecast opening | November |
| Forecast closing | March |
| Daily flow rate | 39.04 ML / day |
| Initial water sales cost | $1,500 / ML |
| Percentage of entitlements sold | 100% |
| ML available to buy | 0 |
Please contact our friendly team for more information about the North Esk Irrigation Scheme: