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    Major water transfer schemes in Australia include the Snowy Mountains Scheme, River Murray pipelines in South Australia, and the Mareeba-Dimbulah Water Transfer Scheme in Queensland. The Snowy Mountains Scheme collects melt water from the Snowy Mountains and diverts it through tunnels and dams to generate hydroelectricity before flowing into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers. The River Murray pipelines supply water from the River Murray to Adelaide and surrounding regions for drinking water and irrigation. The Mareeba-Dimbulah Scheme transfers water from Tinaroo Falls Dam via channels to irrigate farms, supply towns, and generate hydroelectricity in northeast Queensland.

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    Major water transfer schemes in Australia include the Snowy Mountains Scheme, River Murray pipelines in South Australia, and the Mareeba-Dimbulah Water Transfer Scheme in Queensland. The Snowy Mountains Scheme collects melt water from the Snowy Mountains and diverts it through tunnels and dams to generate hydroelectricity before flowing into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers. The River Murray pipelines supply water from the River Murray to Adelaide and surrounding regions for drinking water and irrigation. The Mareeba-Dimbulah Scheme transfers water from Tinaroo Falls Dam via channels to irrigate farms, supply towns, and generate hydroelectricity in northeast Queensland.

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    Major water transfer schemes in Australia include the Snowy Mountains Scheme, River Murray pipelines in South Australia, and the Mareeba-Dimbulah Water Transfer Scheme in Queensland. The Snowy Mountains Scheme collects melt water from the Snowy Mountains and diverts it through tunnels and dams to generate hydroelectricity before flowing into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers. The River Murray pipelines supply water from the River Murray to Adelaide and surrounding regions for drinking water and irrigation. The Mareeba-Dimbulah Scheme transfers water from Tinaroo Falls Dam via channels to irrigate farms, supply towns, and generate hydroelectricity in northeast Queensland.

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    WATER TRANSFERS IN AUSTRALIA

    OVERVIEW
    Water transfer is the transfer of water from one source or basin to another. It is a common
    component of many regional water systems, and are increasingly being considered for meeting
    growing water demands and for managing the impacts of drought. Water transfers can take many
    forms and can serve a number of different purposes in the planning and operation of water resource
    systems. 
    Major water transfer schemes in Australia
    1. Snowy Mountains Scheme
    2. River Murray pipelines in South Australia.
    3. Inter-basin water transfer in north-eastern Queensland from Drainage Division I to IX for
    irrigation water supply of the Mareeba–Dimbulah area;

    1. Snowy Mountains Scheme


    The Snowy Mountains scheme is the largest engineering project ever undertaken in Australia. The
    scheme consists of 16 major dams, 1 pumping station, 7 power stations and 225km of pipelines and
    tunnels.
    The scheme is mainly underground with only 2% above ground, covering a mountainous area of
    5,124km2. It began in 1949 and as completed 25 years later in 1974. The purpose of the scheme is
    to collect melt water from the Snowy Mountains and divert it through tunnels in the mountains,
    through dams, generating electricity. The water then flows mainly into the Murray and
    Murrumbidgee Rivers, instead of the Snowy River like it did prior to the scheme.

    Environmental Impacts:
     Dams built have caused the creation of a large storage lakes such as Lake Eucumbene. This
    has flooded large, valuable wildlife habitats. The decomposition of vegetation in these is
    releasing large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
     Diverting there river flow to New South Wales for irrigation means that the Snowy River
    flow is now at just 1% of what it was prior to the diversion.

    2. RIVER MURRAY PIPELINES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA


    It has been possible to supply water from the River Murray to homes and businesses across the
    Adelaide state attributed to five major pipelines.
    The raw water pipelines are:
    1. Mannum to Adelaide. The 87 kilometre Mannum to Adelaide Pipeline was the first major
    pipeline built from the River Murray to serve the needs of Adelaide. The pipeline began
    operating in 1955 and supplies water to the metropolitan network through a water treatment
    plant at Anstey Hill. It directly supplies residents in the Torrens Valley and north eastern
    foothills suburbs and can also deliver water to six reservoirs.
    2. Murray Bridge to Onkaparinga. This 50 kilometre pipeline – almost half underground –
    was the second pipeline built to supply Adelaide with drinking water. Completed in 1973, it
    carries water from just north of Murray Bridge to the Mount Bold Reservoir and our water
    treatment plants in Kanmantoo and Balhannah in the Adelaide hills.
    The treated water pipelines are:
    1. Swan Reach to Paskeville. This 189 kilometre pipeline was built to supply the Barossa
    Valley, Lower North and Yorke Peninsula areas. First used in the 1960s, it serves
    townships and farmland along its route, from Swan Reach on the Murray to Paskeville on
    the Yorke Peninsula. The water is treated at Swan Reach as it is pumped into the pipeline.
    2. Morgan to Whyalla. This is in fact two pipelines – built in the 1940s and 1960s – which
    now delivers 66 megalitres of water annually to the upper Spencer Gulf. Travelling 641
    kilometres from Morgan on the River Murray to Whyalla, branches of the pipeline serve
    Iron Knob, Jamestown, Peterborough and many other small towns and farming districts.
    3. Tailem Bend to Keith. This 132 kilometre pipeline feeds 800 kilometres of branch mains
    and covers an area of 6,470 square kilometres. Water is treated in Tailem Bend before it
    commences its journey to Keith.

    3. Mareeba–Dimbulah Water Transfer Scheme


    The Mareeba-Dimbulah Scheme is located on the Atherton Tablelands. The principal water storage
    is the Tinaroo Falls Dam, which holds up to 438,920ML. The dam supplies water to Mareeba-
    Dimbulah Irrigation Area and Barron Gorge Hydro-electric Power Station.
    How the scheme works
     Water from Tinaroo Falls Dam is distributed by gravity through 176km of main channel to
    the various sections of the scheme
     A further 189km of sbsidiary channels distribute water to farms, dwellings and townships
     Five balancing storages at Nardello’s lagoon, East Barron, Arriga, Biboohra and Jabiru
    Lagoon ensure effective supply is maintained throughout the system.
    Water uses.
     Irrigation water for various fruit, general horticulture, sugarcane, tea-trees and coffee
     Urban water supply for Tinaroo, Walkamin, Mareeba, Kuranda, Mutchilba, Dimbulah and
    Yungaburra.

    REFERENCES
    https://www.iisd.org/articles/water-transfers-what-they-are-and-why-they-need-be-better-managed
    https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/environmental-
    science/extending-water-resources/content-section-1
    https://www.sawater.com.au/water-and-the-environment/how-we-deliver-your-water-services/the-
    pipeline-network
    https://www.qca.org.au/project/rural-water/sunwater-irrigation-prices/sunwater-supply-
    schemes/mareeba-dimbulah/
    https://www.sunwater.com.au/schemes/mareeba-dimbulah/

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