Elements and Performance Criteria
- Design an irrigation system maintenance program
- Resources needed to perform maintenance tasks are specified in the program outline.
- Repairs, replacements and servicing requirements for all equipment and machinery are specified in the program outline.
- Activities required to maintain the irrigation site, system hardware and water quality are specified according to enterprise needs.
- Manufacturer's operating manuals are obtained and used as guidance to specify maintenance activities, schedule and skills required.
- Timing and frequency of maintenance activities are scheduled to co-ordinate with other enterprise activities.
- System maintenance program activities relate to water supply authority constraints and requirements for water and maintenance.
- Labour and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements for each activity are determined and recorded in the system maintenance program.
- Weed control, water storage and treatment maintenance form an integral part of the system maintenance program.
- Strategies are specified in the program to ensure that negative impacts of irrigation, drainage and water treatment systems are minimised, and positive impacts are maximised.
- Design a monitoring and scheduling program
- Procedures for monitoring and recording system hardware use and performance are included in the monitoring and scheduling program.
- Procedures for scheduling, monitoring and recording water use form an integral part of the monitoring and scheduling program.
- Procedures for monitoring and recording operating costs are included in the program.
- Contingency plans in the event of water restrictions being imposed are developed for inclusion in the monitoring and scheduling program.