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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Design an irrigation system maintenance program
   • Specify the resources needed to perform maintenance tasks
   • Specify repairs, replacements and servicing requirements for all equipment and machinery
   • Specify activities required to maintain the irrigation site, system hardware and water quality
   • Analyse manufacturer's operating manuals and use as guidance to specify maintenance activities, schedule and skills required
   • Take into account water supply authority constraints and requirements for water and maintenance when scheduling system maintenance program activities
   • Determine labour and work health and safety requirements for each activity and record
   • Ensure weed control, water storage and treatment maintenance form an integral part of the system maintenance program
   • Specify strategies to ensure that negative impacts of irrigation, drainage and water treatment systems are minimised, and positive impacts are maximised
2. Design a monitoring and scheduling program
   • Integrate procedures for monitoring and recording system hardware use and performance into the monitoring and scheduling program
   • Integrate procedures for scheduling, monitoring and recording water use
   • Include procedures for monitoring and recording operating costs
   • Develop contingency plans in the event of water restrictions being imposed

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

analyse and organising information

design scheduling and recording procedures

develop and include relevant work health and safety and environmental procedures

identify adverse environmental impacts of irrigation, drainage and water treatment activities and taking appropriate remedial action

identify and scheduling activities

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

drainage and water treatment using water from any ground or underground source

environmental impacts of irrigation

irrigation, drainage and water treatment maintenance activities

maintenance and monitoring design requirements

water quality guidelines for fresh and marine water including but not limited to ANZECC 1999

water supply authority constraints

work health and safety and environmental protection legislation, codes of practice and enterprise requirements for monitoring and maintenance programs

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