The Resource Manager for northern Victoria today updated the 2023/24 seasonal determinations.
Seasonal determinations in the Goulburn and Loddon systems increase from 100 per cent of high-reliability water shares (HRWS) and 40 per cent of low-reliability water shares (LRWS) to 100 per cent HRWS and 46 per cent LRWS.
The Campaspe system moves from 100 per cent HRWS and 83 per cent LRWS to 100 per cent HRWS and 100 per cent LRWS.
Seasonal determinations in the Murray, Broken and Bullarook systems remain unchanged.
Resource Manager Mark Bailey said resource improvements had enabled seasonal determinations to increase in the Goulburn, Loddon and Campaspe systems.
“Flows into the Goulburn and Campaspe systems since the last assessment have exceeded expected rates,” Dr Bailey said.
“This provided the resource to support the improvements announced today.
“There are no deductions from spillable water accounts with today’s update.”
The seasonal determinations for northern Victorian water systems on Friday, December 15 are:
| Murray |
100% |
16% |
| Broken |
100% |
100% |
| Goulburn |
100% |
46% |
| Campaspe |
100% |
100% |
| Loddon |
100% |
46% |
| Bullarook |
100% |
100% |
Trading Opportunities
Allocation trade from New South Wales to Victoria is limited to the lesser of a net annual volume of 200 GL or a volume that keeps the risk of spill in the Victoria’s share of both Hume and Dartmouth reservoirs below 50 per cent. The spill risk limit allows 200 GL of net trade from New South Wales to Victoria. The volume available for trade is updated with each risk of spill announcement.
Customers participating in the water trading market can monitor trade availability on the Victorian Water Register website
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has announced that trading of water allocations from above the Barmah Choke to downstream of the Choke is restricted to protect the delivery of downstream water entitlements. Customers can monitor trading opportunities across the Barmah Choke on the MDBA website
Upcoming Resource Manager Announcements
- The risk of spill in the Goulburn and Campaspe systems will be updated on Wednesday January 10, 2024.
- The next 2023/24 seasonal determination announcement will be released on Monday January 15, 2024.