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The SWAGMAN® series of models provides the irrigation sector with tools that allow irrigators, resource managers and the community to make informed decisions about managing within the long-term limits of resource availability. At the same time they have the capacity to respond to changes in resources, environmental policies and financial information at a national and international level.

While the components of the SWAGMAN® suite of models are interdependent, there is a consistent approach throughout. Each model is self-contained and designed to require minimum input of data, although some build on other models and hence summarise information that may be contained in them.

CLW researchers will continue to work on the SWAGMAN® series, fine tuning the current models and extending the suite to include other situations. While these models indicate what could happen under different scenarios, they do not dictate solutions. The decisions are in the hands of regulators, managers and farmers. What these models do provide is the decision-support data needed to make informed decisions.

The development of the SWAGMAN® series was funded by external clients such as Land and Water Australia, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), and Murrumbidgee and Murray Irrigation.

Read the Swagman Project Information Sheet