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Tasmanian Irrigation Schemes

The Tasmanian Irrigation Schemes Pty Ltd (TIS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rivers and Water Supply Commission (RWSC) which is a Government Business Enterprise responsible for the State Government owned Irrigation schemes and Irrigation Scheme Developments (through the TIDB).

The Tasmanian Irrigation Schemes manages the following irrigation and water schemes:
  • Togari Water Supply Scheme
  • South East Irrigation Scheme
  • Furneaux Drainage Scheme
  • Meander Valley Irrigation Scheme
  • Welcome River Improvement Scheme
  • Montagu River Improvement Scheme.
The TIS is working closely with the local community to move its water schemes to self-management by users.


Functions of the TIS

The RWSC has delegated to TIS the following functions:
  • to administer water districts in accordance with section 5(2) of the Rivers and Water Supply Commission Act 1999
  • to manage property of the Crown or the Commission and other property related to the administration of such districts
  • to provide project management and project development services commercial water industry and related industries.

Irrigation Rights Transfer and Water Order Forms

Applications can be made to the TIS for water orders and for the transfer of irrigation rights.


Download Water Order Form as a PDF  Water Order Form
(PDF: 43 KB / 1 page)
 
This is a Portable Document Format (PDF) file and requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Reader is easy to download and is free of charge.


Download Irrigation Rights Transfer Application Form as a PDF  Irrigation Rights Transfer Application Form
(PDF: 52 KB / 3 pages)
 
This is a Portable Document Format (PDF) file and requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Reader is easy to download and is free of charge.



Further information

Contact: Tasmanian Irrigation Schemes Pty Ltd
Denise Hay
Executive Assistant
Level 1 63 Salamanca Place Hobart
Phone: 03 6233 6891
Fax: 03 6233 2751
Email: Denise.Hay@dpipwe.tas.gov.au






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