National Irrigators’ Council Update : 22nd October 2019
CEO Comment NIC had a very interesting meeting during a very busy agriculturally focused week in Canberra last week. Our AGM saw one new director elected, South Australian Murray Irrigators’ Caren Martin is the new South Australian representative on the board. Caren is the Chair of South Australian Murray Irrigators the peak body representing all Murray irrigators.
Read moreThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today released its issues paper on its Murray-Darling Basin water markets inquiry Click here to read the paper The ACCC is also hosting public forums across the Murray-Darling Basin for interested parties to discuss their views. The public forums will be an important part of the ACCC’s.
Read moreMurrumbidgee IVT : Delivery Commences
Delivery of IVT Commences WaterNSW is advising customers that delivery of water from the Murrumbidgee Inter Valley Trade (IVT) account has now commenced at Balranald. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has requested that WaterNSW deliver a volume of up to 20 GL by 15 November. The Murrumbidgee IVT account has a current balance of 103.3.
Read moreAWBA in discussions with state water register on transparency
Stock and Land article Australia’s peak water broking body has joined calls for greater transparency in southern Murray-Darling Basin trades. Australian Water Brokers Association (AWBA) president Ben Williams says clarity would be relatively easy to achieve. “We think there can be some relatively simple tweaks to the way registers report and collate data around entitlement.
Read moreOctober 2019 Water Allocation Statements
15th October NSW Murray remains unchanged Murrumbidgee remains unchanged Victoria Murray moves to 40% HRWS, Goulburn & Loddon move to 50% HRWS, Campaspe moves to 56% HRWS, Broken remains on 0% HRWS & Bullarook remains on 100% HRWS 14th October Hunter Valley allocations remain at 100% High Security & 95% General Security .
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