Appendix I:

MONTHLY WATER REQUIREMENT DATA

Midway Farm Water Requirement Data

   

Water Requirements (m3/day) - Months

Crop

Area (ha)

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Brassica seed

8

354.8

423.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

322.6

Cereals

41

1818.5

2169.6

2397.2

2496.4

0.0

1653.2

Clover seed

12

532.3

635.0

701.6

730.6

0.0

483.9

Grass seed

41

1818.5

2169.6

2397.2

0.0

2196.4

1653.2

Peas - process

17

754.0

899.6

994.0

0.0

910.7

685.5

Peas - dry

8

354.8

423.3

467.7

487.1

0.0

322.6

Potatoes

18

0.0

0.0

0.0

1096.0

964.3

725.8

               

Totals (m3/day)

145

5633.1

6720.4

6957.7

4810.1

4071.4

5846.8

m3/hr (22 hrs/day)

 

256.0

305.5

316.3

218.6

185.1

265.8

l/s (22 hrs/day)

 

71.1

84.9

87.8

60.7

51.4

73.8

               
Notes

Water requirement figures are based on the following assumptions:

  • Meeting the average monthly evapotranspiration rates
  • There is no effective rainfall
  • The irrigation application system is 80% efficient

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