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Murray–Murrumbidgee Region

Water Allocations

Allocation announcements

• 28 Jul 2008 – Murray Murrumbidgee stock and domestic water fact sheet
• 23 Jan 2008 - Wentworth Council given 48 hrs to comply
• 15 Jan 2008 – Pre-Christmas rain improves irrigation supply in the Murray and Murrumbidgee Valleys
• 02 Nov 2007 – More water for Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 25 Oct 2007 – Murray Valley water restrictions
• 09 Oct 2007 – Small improvement in Murray Valley
• 02 Oct 2007 – Increase for high security irrigators in the Murrumbidgee Valley
• 28 Aug 2007 – Repayment of Murray Valley suspended water
• 28 Aug 2007 – Murrumbidgee Valley water allocations increased
• 05 Jul 2007 – Murray Murrumbidgee stock & domestic water fact sheet

Critical Water Management

• 15 Jan 2009 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley (PDF 46KB)
• 15 Jan 2009 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley (PDF 39KB)
• 17 Nov 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 17 Nov 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Oct 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 Oct 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Sep 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 Sep 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Sep 2008 – Critical Water Planning Lower Darling
• 15 Aug 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 Aug 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 16 Jun 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 16 Jun 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 May 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 May 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 18 Apr 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 16 Apr 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 17 Mar 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 17 Mar 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Feb 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 Feb 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Feb 2008 – Critical Water Planning Lower Darling
• 15 Jan 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 Jan 2008 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 17 Dec 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 17 Dec 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Nov 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 Nov 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 12 Nov 2007 – Critical Water Planning Lower Darling
• 15 Oct 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Oct 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 17 Sep 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 17 Sep 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 31 Aug 2007 – Critical Water Planning Lower Darling
• 15 Aug 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 Aug 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 27 Jul 2007 – Critical Water Planning Lower Darling
• 16 Jul 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 16 Jul 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Jun 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 Jun 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 Jun 2007 – Critical Water Planning Lower Darling
• 01 Jun 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 01 Jun 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley
• 15 May 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murrumbidgee Valley
• 15 May 2007 – Critical Water Planning Murray Valley

Water Allocation Data Sheets

Department of Natural Resources will make formal available water determinations on the 15 th of each month (adjusted to the first working day after the 15 th if it should fall on a weekend or public holiday). Notification will be via publication in local newspapers and media releases. To further assist, the management team have devised the data sheets to assist in explaining the way the monthly Water Allocation announcements have been calculated. These data sheets are issued with the formal announcements only. Click here for an explanation of the terms used in the data sheet (PDF 49KB).

Murray and Murrumbidgee Valley Data sheets from 2006

Murray Valley - 15 May 2006
Murray Valley - 15 April 2006
Murray Valley - 15 March 2006
Murray Valley - 15 February 2006
Murray Valley - 16 January 2006

Murrumbidgee Valley - 16 October 2006
Murrumbidgee Valley - 15 September 2006
Murrumbidgee Valley - 15 August 2006
Murrumbidgee Valley - 1 July 2006
Murrumbidgee Valley - 15 May 2006
Murrumbidgee Valley - 15 April 2006
Murrumbidgee Valley - 15 Mar 2006
Murrumbidgee Valley - 15 February 2006
Murrumbidgee Valley - 16 January 2006

Water Allocation Plans

Each year the Murray- Murrumbidgee region published an annual Water Allocation Plan for each valley. The AAPs outlines how the rules established in the Water Sharing Plan governing the relevant water source will be implemented from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 . It details how water will be shared between consumptive users and the environment and how available water for licensed water users will be determined and announced during the irrigation season. The plan also identifies water management issues, which may influence the available water for consumptive use during the irrigation season and the options available for water trade.

Water Management

Groundwater management in Low Murrumbidgee Region (PDF 1.6MB), published May 2002
Background to water management in the NSW Murray and Lower Murray-Darling river systems (PDF 8.2MB), published May 2006

Water availablity in the Murray valley
Water availability in the NSW Murray valley in 2006-07 (PDF file)
Murray water restricitons FAQs October 2006
Murray Water restictions FAQs November 2006

Water availability in the Murrumbidgee valley
Water availability in the nsw Murrumbidgee valley in 2006-07, Information paper No 2006 -1, September 2006 (PDF file)
Fact on Water allocation Management: November 2006 (PDF file)

Managing the Menindee Lakes series 1-10
Managing the Menindee Lakes Information Paper 1 2006-07 (PDF 665K), published May 2006)

Riparian Vegetation Mapping of the Yass River by John Scowan (PDF 94KB)

Water Trading

To further assist customers the Murray – Murrumbidgee Region has developed a summary of the water trading rules for the regulated rivers in the Murray and Murrumbidgee Valleys . Please note that the rules in this guide are provided for the operational guidance of licence holders for the current time.

A Summary Guide To Water Trading In The Murray – Murrumbidgee Valleys 2005-06 (PDF 2.5MB)