Author: Suzanne M. Wilson

Project Managers: Ivey ATP and Wilson Land Management Services

Publisher: Murray Darling Basin Commission  and the National Dryland Salinity Program - 1999

Please note: this publication has now been superceded by:

Wilson S.M. 2004, Dryland and urban salinity costs across the Murray-Darling Basin: An overview and guidelines for identifying and valuing the impacts , Murray Darling Basin Commission - Knowledge Landscapes and Industries series, Canberra.

To obtain a copy of the new publication visit the Murray-Darling Basin Commission website

Contents

• Background to the 'Guidelines'
• A Mud Map of the Guidelines Document
• Feedback
• Part 1 - The nature and cost of dryland salinity: an overview
• Part 2 - What are the impacts of dryland salinity?
• Part 3 -Instructions for identifying and valuing the impacts of dryland salinity

Attachments

• A - Proforma for calculating the costs of high watertables to households
• B - Proforma for calculating the costs of saline water supplies to households
• D - Proforma for calculating the costs of saline water supplies to non-farm businesses
• F - Proforma for calculating the costs of agricultural production foregone on farms
• I - Introductory Letter & Troy Creek Flier
• J - Telephone Interview Flowchart
• K - Offer of Work sent to Faculties
• L - Acceptance Letter to Students
• M - Media Release
• C - Non-Farm Business Questionnaire
• E - Local Council Questionnaire
• G - Farm Questionnaire
• H - Government Agencies and Utilities Questionnaire