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This toolkit, Integrated Orchard Management Drainage, is a companion to the Macadamia Integrated Orchard Management Practice Guide 2016, and Macadamia Integrated Orchard Management Case Studies 2016. Successful orchard drainage systems create a synergy between the orchard layout and the landscape, ensuring that: • minimal soil movement occurs in rain events • concentrated water flows are managed away from macadamia trees • blocks are protected from run-on water • good conditions for macadamia feeder roots are maintained • the orchard floor is trafficable and harvestable. Effective orchard drainage systems keep productive soil in place.