AHCWAT303 — Access, extract and monitor water for irrigation
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What an assessment for AHCWAT303 must cover
55 assessable components: 4 elements (29 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 18 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Determine regulatory requirements for water licences and/or access accounts
- 1.1Confirm water sources available to the property to be irrigated and identify the authorities that manage and/or regulate water sources and delivery infrastructure
- 1.2Identify water system to be used and associated regulations
- 1.3Identify water licences and/or water account types that may be used to access and extract water for irrigation for the property
- 1.4Identify regulations, conditions and/or other requirements related to holding and operating a water licence and/or a water account for the property
- 1.5Identify, as a private diverter, water entitlements and allocations, water licence and/or water types accessible, infrastructure, delivery risks and yearly costs required to access water
- 1.6Identify, as an irrigator in an irrigation network, water licence and/ or water types accessible, temporary and/ or annual water, delivery risks and yearly costs required to access water
2 Implement water deliveries as a private diverter
- 2.1Confirm private diverter’s water licence and access conditions related to water share (allocation), allocation account, reporting requirements, tradeable water, potential carryover, and where and/or how the water will be used
- 2.2Check pump, water meter and other infrastructure are compliant with regulatory requirements and ready for operation
- 2.3Monitor weather conditions and forecasts
- 2.4Confirm delivery times and prepare to extract water during time window
- 2.5Extract water within licence conditions
- 2.6Check metering, complete reporting if required, and track overall extraction against licence conditions
- 2.7Monitor water account balance and seasonal allocation announcements and ensure compliance with extraction limits
- 2.8Protect pumps if required
3 Implement water deliveries as part of an irrigation network
- 3.1Confirm water extraction conditions, related to water share (entitlement and/or allocation), allocation account, reporting requirements, allowable tradeable water and potential carryover, and where and/or how the water will be used
- 3.2Confirm there is sufficient water in account to place order, and source additional water if required
- 3.3Monitor weather conditions and forecasts
- 3.4Monitor lead times and place order for water
- 3.5Check meter and other water receival infrastructure is ready for operation
- 3.6Confirm delivery times and prepare to extract water during time window
- 3.7Extract water according to irrigation network conditions
- 3.8Check metering, complete reporting if required and track overall extraction against account conditions
- 3.9Confirm and complete ongoing reporting requirements
4 Conduct end of season review and commence preparation for next season
- 4.1Compare actual water delivered to water ordered
- 4.2Complete water delivery process confirming shut off and final automated procedures
- 4.3Identify water usage trends for current season
- 4.4Conduct equipment and infrastructure checks and maintenance
- 4.5Complete final regulatory reporting as required
- 4.6Complete end of year water balance, including any carryover
Performance evidence
- confirmed the licence and/or water account conditions, including access conditions and penalties that may apply
- identified total water available under the licence and/or account
- confirmed and completed internal and external reporting requirements
- completed an end of year water balance and determined carryover available
Knowledge evidence
- key features of regulations and conditions that apply to irrigation water extracted and used including: • water access licence • water use approval • works approval • delivery/extraction share
- key features of water markets and how they function, including: • permanent or entitlement trade • temporary or allocation trade • key market participants including irrigators, environmental water holders and regulators • conditions on market participants
- functions and compliance powers of federal/state/territory and regional water authorities or private infrastructure operators that apply to water extracted and used
- cost and benefits of accessing and extracting irrigation water as a private diverter
- costs and benefits of accessing and extracting irrigation water as an account holder with an irrigation network
- visual and operational checks of water meters, pumps and water delivery infrastructure
- functions and operations of appropriate water registers that apply to the jurisdiction being irrigated
- water use licences and water trade restrictions that apply to water extracted and used
- key features of water entitlements and water allocations, including seasonal variations
- trade restrictions related to water licence and/or water account, including carryover water and inter-valley trade cap requirements
- types and classes of water available in local water market, and their access conditions
- risks associated with water orders and delivery
- lead time under a range of water availability and deliverability scenarios
- water products available in local water market
- key considerations when monitoring weather and weather forecasts
- sources of information on allocation, allocation announcements and market opportunities
- key end of season dates, including dates for water delivery, extraction, carryover, and annual water trading
- end of year water balance, including any carryover.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret regulations and rules related to water trading
- Writing: Record and report information accurately using appropriate regulatory and industry terminology
- Oral communication: Use open and closed questions to gather information
- Numeracy: Measure and calculate area, volume, percentage, ratio and price per megalitre (ML) • Use appropriate terminology to describe water volumes, including kilolitres (KL), megalitres (ML) and gigalitres (GL) • Identify and interpret trends from water market data including graphs and charts
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What does an assessment tool for AHCWAT303 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCWAT303 needs to address all 55 unit components: 4 elements with 29 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 18 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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