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(31 May 2011) AuBC Tasmania, Australia - May 20, 2011 1. Wide of dam pans right to water pipe 2. Close of water appliance 3. Close of farmer Matthew Dent 4. Mid of dam 5. Tilt down water station building 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Dent, farmer: "We looked at it very hard, at all the options, it's not exactly cheap water but at the end of the day it is secure." 7. Various of water equipment inside shed 8. Various of Tasmanian Primary Industry and Water Resources Minister Bryan Green addressing gathering 9. Mid of Bryan Green cutting ribbon to open facility 10. Close of water valve 11. Close of electrical equipment 12. Various of people watching 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Bryan Green, Tasmanian Primary Industry and Water Resources Minister: "Reach a negotiated agreement or there'll be an arbitrated agreement." 14. Various of water sprinklers on farm 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jan Davis, Spokesperson, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers: "There are a couple of really important programmes that the state government has on the books at the moment to support the irrigation. It's not as simple as 'add water and all our problems are solved'." 16. Pan right of pipes from ground to valve 17. Wide of water facility 18. Close of pipe in water 19. Wide of dam at sunset LEAD IN : A new water scheme in Tasmania promises to put an end to the problems caused by repeated droughts in the region. A major investment by the government of the Australian state aims to turn the state into the 'food bowl' of the nation. It's the first of 13 irrigation schemes, designed to transform the region's dry plains into productive paddocks. STORYLINE : Water, or a lack of it, is the bane of many Australians' lives and it's no exception in the state of Tasmania. There simply is not enough water to go around and many parts of the country are experiencing shortages and drought. Farmer Matthew Dent says he hopes the droughts that have affected his livelihood for years will now be a thing of the past thanks to the new water facility. He's one of the 45 farmers in the Bracknell area, south west of Launceston, who has purchased water under the 11 million Australian dollar (USD $12 million) Whitemore Irrigation Scheme. An underground pipeline will pump five-and-a-half thousand mega-litres a year into the region, bringing relief to many. Dent says having water security is very important, whatever the cost. "We looked at it very hard, at all the options, it's not exactly cheap water but at the end of the day it is secure," he says. This facility is the first of 13 irrigation schemes being rolled out around Tasmania under the state's 400 million Australian dollar (USD $427 million) water strategy. But the government still must overcome a hurdle to achieve its "food bowl" vision. The Primary Industries Farmers must agree to capped water rights, one condition of the Commonwealth financial investment given to the scheme. Tasmanian Primary Industry and Water Resources Minister Bryan Green, who opened the facility, says either local farmers make a decision or it will be made for them. "Reach a negotiated agreement or there'll be an arbitrated agreement," he warns. Jan Davis from the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association says the state government is working to keep the local farmers in water. "There are a couple of really important programmes that the state government has on the books at the moment to support the irrigation. It's not as simple as 'add water and all our problems are solved'." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...