WaterSmart Farms – Water Security and Resilience in a Drying Climate

Decision support tools

WaterSmart Farms is producing a series of support tools that will assist farmers and other industry stakeholders to make informed decisions. 

	Groundwater and Salinity Interactive Map More than 8000 groundwater monitoring bores Local and Regional groundwater trends Areas of satellite-mapped salinity as of the year 2000 Areas with a potential to have shallow watertables and potential salinity
	GeoMap Geology and Geophyics Simplified version of DMIRS GeoView-WA Suitable for use on a tablet or phone
	Surface Water and Dams - Hydro Guide modelled surface-water flow and accumulation within the south-west agricultural region farm dams and lakes land surface contours and terrain slope areas of potential inundation

WaterSmart Farms project gallery

The gallery below shows WaterSmart projects, demonstration sites and research areas. To see more detail view the project gallery.

Podcasts

To hear about dams, deep drilling and desalination of farms, listen to the WaterSmart Farms espisodes hosted on MADFIG’s ‘Farming in the Eastern Wheatbelt’ podcast series.

Project updates

Click below to hear the webinar 'WaterSmart farms resilience in a drying climate' from 12 July 2023. 

Climate Action in Western Australia

Western Australia is taking significant steps to prepare for climate change and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

There are various initiatives in place to support more opportunities in low-carbon jobs and new industries (such as renewable hydrogen, future battery and carbon farming).

Solar, wind, and other renewable sources of energy will power our homes and businesses. This paves the way for reliable and affordable energy for generations to come.

Adaptation is also a key response to manage in an increasingly variable climate. With a drier and hotter conditions, securing water in regional areas is critical to enable agriculture and sustain regional communities.

Find out more about how the WA Government is developing new water technology options through its WaterSmart Farms and related initiatives underway in WA, go to Climate Action WA.