The Whitemore Irrigation Scheme commenced operations in November 2012 and services the Whitemore, Oaks, Bracknell, Liffey and Glenore areas in Northern Tasmania. Water is sourced primarily from the tailrace of the Poatina Power Station and transported to the district by the Cressy-Longford Main Channel. Water is pumped from the channel at Stoneycroft to a holding dam on the Liffey River and delivered throughout the district either under pressure by distribution pipelines or by releases into the Liffey River.
The scheme incorporates an extraction pump on the Liffey River that provides an opportunity to reduce operating costs by extracting water from the river during flood take periods.