Mareeba-Dimbulah Distribution System
In December 2017 the Mareeba-Dimbulah Investigation Board completed its term after submitting a revised Business Proposal to government.
| Investigation board chair | Joe Moro |
|---|---|
| Investigation board members | Graham Kirkwood Maryann Salvetti Murray Smith Brett Stevenson |
| About Mareeba-Dimbulah | Constructed in the 1950s, the area irrigated by the distribution system is about 17,000 hectares, sourced from Tinaroo Falls dam on the Barron River |
| Irrigated crops | Sugar cane, bananas, mangoes avocados, papaya, lychees, citrus, coffee, tea trees and also a wide range of vegetable crops. |
| Customers | Around 1000 irrigators and less than ten non-irrigators |
| Channels and pipelines | 375km |
| Pump stations | 5 |
| Balancing storages | 10 |
| Drains | 61km |
| Off takes | 1328 |
| Water transported | 145,000ML |
| Industry | One sugar mill operates in the district |
