South Australian River Murray Sustainability-Irrigation Industry Improvement Program
The South Australian River Murray Sustainability Program (SARMS) will build strong and sustainable irrigation communities and help to secure water resources needed for a healthy environment and a prosperous state.
SARMS is a $265 million funding package resulting from collaborative efforts between the Australian and South Australian Governments and the water industry. It comprises two areas of investment: the Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (SARMS-3IP) and a suite of regional development, research and innovation programs that includes the redevelopment of the Loxton Research Centre.
SARMS will be delivered by the South Australian Government and has been designed to achieve the outcomes sought by the Water Industry Alliance in their original River Murray Improvement Program proposal. For further information on SARMS-3IP, head to the PIRSA website .
Latest Update
New Milestone Reached for SARMS - 3IP with $177 million Invested into River Murray Irrigation Projects
$177 million has now been offered across 186 River Murray-based irrigation projects under the Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (3IP), with Round Three’s projects recently announced. More than $13 million will be shared between 25 projects in this third round of 3IP, made available through the South Australian River Murray Sustainability (SARMS) Program. Projects include new diversification into high value pistachios, the expansion of netting across citrus crops, a state-of-the-art hydroponic blueberry farm and the reactivation of dormant and unproductive land. As a result of Round Three, an additional 56 FTE long-term jobs will be created in these River Murray communities, growing the overall estimated new jobs to more than 550 by the time 3IP finishes in mid-2019. The latest round of projects will also see South Australia reach around 35 gigalitres (GL) of water ready to return to the River Murray - bringing the State to within 5 GL of the program’s 40 GL target for water recovery. For further information, please click here.
SARMS-IIIP Service Provider Directory
The Water Industry Alliance has been contracted by PIRSA to provide a listing of the capabilities of firms for the South Australian River Murray Sustainability- Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (SARMS-IIIP). The information in this web-page is populated by the companies themselves and the WIA has not verified the information provided. As such we recommend that this listing be used as a first point of contact but people wishing to engage with the companies listed undertake their own due diligence on the companies.
Include Your Capability Listing
The Water Industry Alliance has opened to all companies the opportunity to register their capabilities for inclusion in the Irrigation Capability Irrigation Industry Service Provider Directory. The company service providers survey is now open and can be accessed by clicking here, the website will be updated initially weekly to include new entries.
A previous capability listing that the Water Industry Alliance has compiled is the Irrigation Capability Document of it's members that may be of use. This can be viewed here.
Latest and Historical Announcements
The latest news on SARMS 3IP, as well as a record of the historical announcements.