H arvey Water is opening applications for a Certificate III in Water Industry Operations.
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The position will rotate through the various asset based and delivery operation areas of our responsibility, as such:

• Field based asset maintenance works under supervision of experienced operators;
• Maintenance against a wide range of water infrastructure;
• Delivery of water through Harvey Water’s assets;
• Fault diagnosis and management of the challenges faced by our daily operations;
• Construction of water infrastructure;
• Water treatment operations.

This role requires:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Attention to detail;
• A strong team player who can work across the organisation;
• Must have and maintain a current drivers license;
• A positive attitude to safety;
• Able to work autonomously and/or in a team environment;
• Basic computer and data entry skills;
• Good communication skills;
• Time management skills;
• Good customer service skills;
• Experience in water services is advantageous.

Applications close 5pm, 30th October 2020
Visit the link below to apply
https://www.seek.com.au/job/50620308?type=promoted#searchRequestToken=c7123dd2-730d-4a75-8f04-9bd0e1fca5c1     

Harvey Water has a long history of compliance with the National Water Initiative.

With a drying climate and the challenges being experienced in the water space, the ACCC has suggested a wide range of changes which will effect impending legislation.  A key principle of this legislation will be ensuring there are systems in place that provide for open and transparent trading of water between Cooperative Members.

With this in mind, from 9th November 2020, water trading will take place via the Harvey Water Online Trading (HWOT) platform on the Harvey Water website.  This will apply to trading of temporary and permanent Tradable Water Entitlement (TWE) with the following exceptions:

• Shares included with the sale of land;
• Transfer of shares to immediate family members;
• Where TWE lease arrangements are in place.

To aid in the transition during the 2020/21 season only, we will allow ‘over the fence’ temporary trading to occur where there is historic precedent.

Over coming weeks, please keep an eye out for information on the website as these changes are bought into effect.  

Members can start preparing for online trading by registering on HWOT.  Get your HWOT package HERE or call into the Harvey Water office.  
As always, the Harvey Water Team will assist Members with support needed during the transition.
 

The Australian Government has available a grant opportunity through the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. The National Landcare Program initiative for Small Farms Small Grants is an open, competitive grant opportunity to support projects to increase farming, forestry and fishing awareness, knowledge and capacity to adopt new practices towards sustainable agriculture.
 
Over a six year period (2017-2023), a total of $43.5million has been allocated to the project. Over the first three rounds a total of $19.026million has been awarded to 300 projects in and around Australia.  Individual grants are for between $5,000 and up to $100,000.
 
To be eligible, you must be an individual or organisation capable of entering into a legally binding and enforceable agreement with the commonwealth.
 
Please follow the link below for more information and an application form.
https://www.grants.gov.au/?event=public.GO.show&GOUUID=2C63C7CF-BCC7-EECB-02BC740EC31A6EA5
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The ERA (Economic Regulation Authority) has just renewed Harvey Water’s water services licence for another 25 year period commencing 27 August 2020.
 
Harvey Water has over 1,000 Members and other Customers that rely on the supply of water or services by Harvey Water.
 
On 9 October 1996 Harvey Water was granted a 25 year license by the Office of Water Regulation to provide irrigated and non-potable water supply services to both Customers and Members throughout Waroona, Harvey and the Collie River Irrigation District.

The ERA conducted a public consultation regarding the renewal of Harvey Water’s water services license, and ensures strict standards are being met in terms of customer obligations, commercial and regulatory compliance. 
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To secure License renewal, Harvey Water went through a comprehensive audit covering the past 3 years to demonstrate its ability to deliver authorised license activities into the next 25 year period. Based on the information provided, the ERA is satisfied that Harvey Water has, and is likely to retain, the capacity to provide the licensed services. The ERA review concluded that the Harvey Water’s licence continuation is not contrary to public interest.   

​Since Harvey Water’s relocation to Turnbull Street in the Harvey industrial area late last year, James Stirling Place has since gone under a dramatic renovation welcoming a 10 year lease agreement with Vet WA Ministerial Corporation (Harvey TAFE).
 
Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery visited the upgraded building that will become the new location for South Regional TAFE's Harvey campus. The new lease arrangement is part of the State Government's $229.2 million Rebuilding our TAFEs Plan.
 
Harvey Water has ensured that all upgrades completed at James Stirling Place reflect a contemporary learning environment that meets industry standards. Murray-Wellington MLA Robyn Clarke said, "this new location will make studying at TAFE in the region an even more attractive option for the local community”.  Students will start to use the new facility in term four, 2020.

Harvey Water has officially opened the next round of sponsorship. Each applicant must submit their sponsorship request associated with a category below;

Category one: Request up to $500 including;

• Schools or education based projects
• Voluntary organisations
• Sporting clubs
• Environmental care groups

Category two: Request up to $2,000 including;

• Community events – attracting visitors creating economic impact
• Sustainable environment – projects for sustainable solutions, management and enhancement
• Community infrastructure – projects that can provide long term benefits to the local community

To be successful, the sponsorship committee will look for applications that add value to the community through agriculture, farming, education, and community infrastructure or community events.  We are particularly keen to provide support to sections of the community that have been significantly impacted by COVID-19.

For more information and application forms click here or contact the Harvey Water office on
 (08) 9729 0100

Harvey Water has been engaged to consider a potable water supply to Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area.

In response, Harvey Water has developed a plan to develop and operate a ground water bore that will supply water to the Kemerton SIA. The bore site will include one main production bore, travelling down approximately 114meters underground into the Leederville aquifer. Two monitoring bores will also be drilled, one extending into the aquifer, while the second will finish shorter on the superficial aquifer. These bores will be connected to end users via DN160 polyethylene pipe and a pumping system.

The distribution network will travel west into the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area where it will be used as a potable water supply by local industry.
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The benefit of this additional source of water outside Harvey Water’s existing dam licenses is that Harvey Water will be able to supply the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area with a supporting service industry, ensuring demand is met. This source will provide Kemerton with an enabling piece of infrastructure for future development. 

​The community is invited to provide input and seek further information on the brine pipeline proposal, and this invitation extends to Members.
 Forums will take place over four sessions at two locations;
 
Binningup Fishing Club
Wednesday 22nd July 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm
 Saturday 25th July 9 am to 11 am
(Informal walk-in sessions, small groups)
 
Australind Village Shopping Centre
Thursday 30th July 5 pm to 7 pm
Saturday 1st August 10 am to 2 pm
(Staffed information display)
 
For more information, click the Brine Pipeline link on the Harvey Water website to view the following;

• Flora, Fauna and Heritage information sheet;
• Pipeline Approvals Process information sheet;
• Pipeline Route and Construction information sheet;
• Ocean Outfall information sheet;
• Community and Economic Impact information sheet;
• Q & A sheet;
• Pipeline route;
• Feedback form.

 
 

​Harvey Water is proposing to build a pipeline from Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area to the coast to carry brine to ocean disposed under strictly monitored and regulated conditions.
 
Brine is concentrated salt and minerals produced during the reverse osmosis treatment of water.
The brine pipeline represents another significant diversification project for Harvey Water and complements the water treatment plant we are contracted to supply to Albemarle in early 2021.
 The brine pipeline would provide a Cooperative income stream that is not linked to the supply of water, and expands our capability across a broader range of water delivery and management services.
 
The pipeline will provide critical infrastructure to further enable the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area. It also opens up a disposal option for brackish water desalination which may in the future aid agricultural production.
 
The 12 km brine pipeline would be made from 200mm diameter black polyethylene with a wall thickness of 15mm and buried 1 metre underground in road reserves, firebreaks, across cleared farmland and finally though the dune area to the coast. Pipe will be laid in the more sensitive areas (such as dunes, seabed, high water table areas and near habitat trees) via the Horizontal Direct Drilling (HDD) method to avoid ground surface disturbance.
 
Community consultation sessions, along with a wide range of studies including Aboriginal heritage, habitat, flora, fauna, endangered species, marine and seabed studies will support our proposal to the WA Environmental Protection Agency.
 
For more information, following the Brine Pipeline link on the Harvey Water website to view the following;

• Flora, Fauna and Heritage;
• Pipeline Approvals Process;
• Pipeline Route and Construction;
• Ocean Outfall;
• Community and Economic Impact;
• Q & A sheet;
• Pipeline route;
• Feedback form.

 

The Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources have announced that a total of $40million will be released to the Energy Efficient Communities Program – Dairy Farming Business Grants.

The objective of the program is to;

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
• Improve energy efficiency practices; and
• Increase the uptake of energy efficient organisations.

The funding will be released over a period of four years with a minimum amount of $5,000 and maximum of $20,000 awarded per applicant.

Examples of eligible activities for funding include;

• Replacement of existing equipment with higher efficiency equipment;
• Energy audits;
• Monitoring of energy consumption and emissions; and
• Installing or replacing existing systems.

The application closing date is August 17 2020.

For more information and application forms click HERE