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COMMUNITY WATER GRANTS

Applications for round 3 of the Australian Governments Community Water Grants are now open for on-the-ground projects that deliver real water savings or water quality improvements.

GRANT ROUND NOW CLOSED (closed at 11am EST on 4 July 2007)

Grants of up to $50,000 are available to agricultural, conservation and other community groups, Indigenous organisations, sporting clubs, schools, local government and the private sector. Under special eligibility criteria, grants of between $100,000 and $250,000 will also be available.

Free information sessions to assist community organisations that may want to apply for a grant will be held according to the following schedule:

What sort of projects will Community Water Grants Fund?

The most important element of Community Water Grants is community. Your project must engage your local community and have clear public benefits to be eligible. As well as strong community participation, your project must:

involve practical, on-the-ground activities that save or protect water resources, and
comply with relevant planning, health and environmental regulations and guidelines.

Grants will be awarded to projects in the following categories:

Water treatment - Activities may include:

erosion control works and creek bank repair
cleaning up wetlands
improving water quality in creeks, rivers, lakes and other water bodies
reducing pollution in rivers, groundwater or coastal areas by constructing wetlands, buffers or swales
implementing water sensitive urban designs

Water savings and efficiency - Activities may include:

installing water saving devices in community facilities
installing tanks to store rainwater to replace potable or bore water
making improvements to the town water supply infrastructure to reduce losses from evaporation, seepage or leaks
capping unused bores
retrofitting existing, inefficient irrigation systems with water efficient irrigation systems at sports grounds and parks.

Water recycling - Activities may include:

treating and reusing greywater or sewage to maintain community grounds such as parks and sports grounds
replacing an existing water source with already treated (off-site) wastewate
harvesting and using stormwater for community benefits

Contact: Russell Willing by email at russell.willing@nt.gov.au or ring 8999 4507.

Online registrations close 22 June.

For more information about the funding round and more examples of funded projects, visit

www.australia.gov.au/communitywatergrant

Successful NT Projects from Round 1 and 2

WATER SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCY

Recipient	Project Description	$ invested
Yirara College	Rainwater storage and reticulation system	$45,454.00
Kunarllanjnja Community Govt Council	Installation of water efficient devices in community houses at Gunbalanya	$45,454.00
Katherine Town Council	Improving water efficiency at sports ground by implementing water efficient hardware in washrooms	$44 363
Pularaumpi School	Use of billabong water rather than potable water for irrigation of grounds	$14 182
Sadadeen Primary School Council	Installation of water efficient devices and irrigation.	$28 573
Ngkarte Mikwekenhe Community Inc.	Implementation of water saving devices such as water efficient shower heads, flow restrictors and installation of tanks to collect rainwater	$10 347
Alice Springs Steiner Association Inc.	Improvement of water efficiency at the school by installation o f rainwater tanks and grey-water re-use system	$40 628
Binjari Community Government Council	Installation of water saving devices in public toilets and community areas in the Binjari Shire	$7 919
Wardaman Aboriginal Corporation	Installation of rainwater tanks at Menngen outstation	$36 550
Freds Pass Reserve Board Inc	Conversion of irrigation source from town supply to bore water and implementation of water efficiency measures	$45 454
Darwin City Council	Installation of dual flush toilets in council building	$22 727
Pine Creek Community Government Council	Installation of efficient sprinkling system and conversion to use of water from disused mine for Pine Creek sports oval	$45 454
Minjilang Community	Installation of rainwater tanks at Minjilang, Croker Island for emergency drinking water	$21 829
Casuarina Senior College Inc	Installation of efficient subsurface irrigation system for CSC oval	$45 454
Synod of the Diocese of NT Inc	Installation of water tanks and upgraded irrigation system	$35 158
City of Palmerston	Installation of a pool shade at the Palmerston Leisure Centre	$45 455
Greening Australia	Installing and efficient irrigation system for demonstration gardens and creating a wetland to capture and treat run-off	$44 260
School Group Managament Council East Inc	Installation o f water tanks at Alice Springs school and improvement of the efficiency of the irrigation system	$45 273
Royal Agricultural society of the NT	Upgrading irrigate system at the community oval	$45 455
Charles Darwin University	Installation of rainwater tanks at Borroloola	$45 455
Yuelamu Community Inc	Installation of water tanks and evaporation controls	$45 103
Ross Park Primary School Inc.	Installation of rainwater tanks for toilets and irrigation. Installation of slow flow devices and dual flush toilets	$38 636
Sheperdson College	Installation of rainwater tanks to flush toilets	$45 104

WATER RECYCLING

Recipient	Project Description	$ invested
Tangentyere Council Incorporated	Installation of drainage to redirect lost bore water to underground irrigation cells	$44 873

WATER TREATMENT

Recipient	Project Description	$ invested
La Trobe University	Installation of electric fencing around waterhole in NE Arnhem land to prevent feral animal damage	$ 4,420.00
Nyirripi Community Govt Council	Protection of 16 important water places on Walpiri homelands primarily from Camels using innovative structures	$42,022.00
Katherine Town Council	Reducing sediment and gross pollutant discharge into Katherine River by establishing improved erosion control structures and revegetation	$36,064.00
Anmatjere Community Government Council	Yanninge rock hole fencing, and provision of alternative stock watering points	$33,370.00
Yirrkala Dhanbul	Repair and revegetation o f stormwater channel into Yirrkala Creek to improve the health of the creek	$16 508
JM Murphy & AJ Petersen	Fence off the riparian zone at Rum Jungle Spring to exclude cattle	$7 627
Central Land Council	Fencing of water holes at Santa Teresa to protect theme form feral animals	$18 834
Dundee Progress Association	Improving groundwater health by preventing the use of unregistered deleterious bores	$45 454
Joe Tapp & Judith Bennett	King River riparian fencing to exclude cattle and feral animals	$44 704
Iperle Tyathe Assoc Inc.	Installation of stormwater retention banks to prevent erosion and silting	$44 864
Darwin City Council	Installation of gross pollutant traps and trash tracks & installation of bio-filter and vegetated buffer zones in three sites	$44 909