Soil Water Solutions is a consultancy specialising in the relationship between plants, soils and water.  We back our advice with a comprehensive range of laboratory services to measure the relation between root systems, soils and water and a range of equipment  needed by those measuring the soil physical environment.

Since 1996, we have provided superior service to our customers and have assisted them in achieving their goals. We offer one of the very few places in Australia where the soil properties needed for precision irrigation can be measured
 

The principal consultant . Cliff Hignett,  B AppSci, CPSS
Cliff is rated by the Australian Soil Science Society. as a Certified Practicing Soil Scientist (CPSS) at the highest level of experience and expertise (www.asssi.asn.au). His primary expertise is in matters relating to the interface between plants and soils: root systems, water storage in soils, water entry into soils, soil barriers to root development, rehabilitation of degraded soils etc.  Soil Water Solutions, keeps abreast of the latest services, technology and developments in the industry and is the sole provider of several items of equipment used in the field.
Cliff had 35 years experience in CSIRO dealing with problems relating to the water use of crops, problems with soil hard pans, effects of salinity and other soil environment issues.  He spent 5 years with the CSIRO Minesite Rehabilitation Group assessing rehabilitation areas and establishing new ones.    
Since setting up Soil Water Solutions in 1996 Cliff has worked on a diverse range of soil and water problems from mapping soils, to correcting problems with soil water entry to soils, hardpans.  Projects have been completed in every state in Australia. He regularly is asked to speak at grower meetings where he usually talks about how Australia’s very old and worn out soils can be given a new lease of life, or how soils can be constructed to achieve maximum production for a particular crop.

Clients of Soil Water Solutions include: Energy Resources Australia, Southcorp Wines, Torrens TAFE, Jon Lamb Communications, PIRSA, SARDI, Southern York Peninsula Alkaline Soils Group, Measurement Engineering Australia, International Atomic Energy Agency, local councils, SENRAC, and many engineering companies and farming and horticultural businesses.