Resources

• Irrigation Standards and Codes in Australia
  Visit the Irrigation Association of Australia's website for a comprehensive list of relevant standards and codes

Rolfe, C., (1997) Nursery Industry Water Management Best Practice Guidelines. NSW Agriculture, Wollongbar, Australia.

Rolfe,C. and McPhee, G. (1999) WaterWork: a competany-based homestudy and workshop package aimed at improving nursery irrigation, drainage and recycling. CD edition version 2.1 produced by Australian Horticultural Training, NSW Agriculture and Nursery Industry Association of Australia.

Rolfe, C., Yiasoumi, W., and Kekula, E., (2000) Managing Water in Plant Nurseries: a guide to irrigation, drainage and water recycling in containerised plant nurseries. NSW Agriculture, Wollongbar Australia.

• Cleaning up your water
  Department of Primary Industry, Qld

Cresswell, C., and Huett, D., (1996) Managing Nursery Runoff - Techniques to reduce leaching from pots.
NSW Agriculture, Wollongbar, Australia.

• Hydroponic Systems and Slow sand filtration
  Department of Primary Industry, Qld

James E., Mebalds, M., Beardsell, D.,van der Linden, A., and Tregea, W. (1995) Recycling water in the Australian Nursery and Flower Industries: managing water quality and pathogen disinfestation. HRDC Project NY 320 - Final Report. Horticultural Research and Development Corporation, Sydney.

• Nursery Industry Association of Australia, Nursery Papers
  Many of these give relevant technical information on ways to save water.