Designing your on-farm piped system
If you're planning to install your on-farm piped system, we have tools and advice available to help you come up with the best design for your property.
A good design will aim to:
increase farm productivity by selecting the best location for tanks and troughs
save pumping by using land elevation and the pressure provided by your pipeline connection to reticulate water around your property
reduce the cost to install tanks, troughs and pipe on your property
Your design must also provide a peak 72 hour on-farm backup storage to satisfy the service standards in our Rural Customer Charter.
Tools and advice
On-Farm Water Reticulation Guide
We've published a comprehensive On-Farm Water Reticulation Guide to help you design and install your on-farm system. The guide provides practical and technical advice covering all aspects of a piped on-farm system. Download a copy or contact us to get your free printed copy of the guide.
On-Farm Water Reticulation Guide
Interactive map of GWMWater assets
Use our Interactive map of GWMWater assets to access land elevation information for your property to help design your system to reduce on-farm pumping.