Water Preparedness Survey - Farmer & Irrigator Insights
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1.
Full Name
(Required.)
2.
Business/ Company Name (if applicable)
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3.
Email Address
(Required.)
4.
Mobile Number
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5.
Where do you reside or where is your business located?
(Required.)
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6.
Council Shire
(Required.)
Corangamite Shire
Moyne Shire
Warrnambool City
Glenelg Shire
Southern Grampians Shire
Colac Otway Shire
Golden Plains Shire
Surf Coast Shire
City of Greater Geelong
Borough of Queenscliff
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7.
Production System
(Required.)
Livestock (pastures)
Dairy
Livestock (watering)
Fodder cropping
Horticulture
Cropping
Amenity / environmental use
Forestry
Wine grapes
Other (please specify)
8.
Do you represent a Government Agency or Advocacy Body
Yes
No
If Yes please specify
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9.
How much water do you use each year? Does this volume change significantly from year to year?
(Required.)
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10.
What is the source of your irrigation water? How much do you use from each source annually?
(Required.)
Surface water
Dam storage
Groundwater
Other (please specify)
11.
What type of irrigation system do you use?
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12.
Do you have on farm water storage (e.g., dams, tanks)? What is the volume of each?
(Required.)
Dams
Tanks
No
Other (please specify)
13.
Is the current licensed volume and quality of water adequate for your needs?
14.
Is the business likely to expand over the next 5-10 years? If so, why?
15.
What have you been actively doing to manage in dry conditions?
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Have you done any planning with your business or made any changes on your farm to deal with water risks? If so, has this helped through dry periods?
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17.
If you had more water, what would you change on your farm? e.g. intensification, change commodities.
(Required.)
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Intensify
Change Commodities
No Change
Other (please specify)
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18.
Have any programs, tools or support from industry groups, water corporations or government helped you prepare for or respond to dry conditions?
(Required.)
Water Corporations
Council
Agriculture Victoria
Industry Groups
Catchment Management Authorities
No
Other (please specify)
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19.
Where do you currently source your information and how? e.g. agronomist advice, in-house, social media.
(Required.)
Agronomist
In-House
Social Media
Council
Government
Water Authority
Catchment Management Authority
No Information Sourced
Other (please specify)
20.
What further support do you need to help you manage water more efficiently?
21.
From your perspective, do the different groups involved in water – like government, water corporations and industry – work well together to support farmers? What could be improved?
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