Murrumbidgee Regulated River – General Security

State:

New South Wales

Resource Name:

Murrumbidgee

SDL resource unit:

Murrumbidgee (SS15)

Priority or reliability:

General Security

Form of take:

Take from a regulated river

Total volume of the class on issue:

1,891,995 ML

Fees and charges:

A full outline of fees and charges can be found on the Water Management fees and charges page.

Bulk Water Charges are available on the New South Wales State Water website.

Historic reliability of the class:

Past Available Water Determinations are available from the Available Water Determinations Register.

Further information regarding historic availability is available from the Water Availability Report for the Major Regulated River Systems.

Carryover arrangements:

Carryover rules are outlined by the Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River – General Security.

Timing and manner of making allocation announcements:

Timing:

Initial Available Water Determinations are made 1 July, then further Available Water Determinations may be made when water becomes available for distribution. It is possible for the 1 July Available Water Determinations to equal zero.

Manner:

Allocation announcements are made via media releases, displayed on the NSW Department of Industry Water Available Water Determinations page, and also on the media releases page.

How allocation levels are determined:

The Available Water Determinations procedure is generally divided into 2 sections: the available water asset and system commitments. Once system commitments have been met, the available water asset is then available for distribution to the access licence categories in order of priority. The volume of the announced allocation is expressed as the percentage of share component of the licence or as a volume per share. For further details of the methodology, please see the General Purpose Accounting Reports for the Murrumbidgee catchments.

Guidelines for setting Available Water Determinations are set by the Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River – General Security.

Areas to which this water access right may be traded:

Dealings and trade are subject to the following rules:

The Access Licence Dealing Principles Order 2004 (New South Wales)
The access licence dealings rules within the Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River – General Security
Chapter 3, Part 2, Division 4 of the Water Management Act 2000 (New South Wales)
Schedule D of Schedule 1 of the Water Act 2007 (Cwth)

Schedule D of Schedule 1 of the Water Act 2007 (Cwth) states the following:

Trade may occur from the Murrumbidgee to:

Victorian Murray above the Choke
Victorian Murray from Barmah Choke to South Australian Border
New South Wales Murray above Barmah Choke
New South Wales Murray below the Barmah Choke
South Australian Murray.

Back trade allowed from the Murrumbidgee to:

Greater Goulburn
Lower Goulburn
Part Campaspe
Lower Campaspe
Part Loddon
Lower Broken Creek
Murrumbidgee
Lower Darling.

For a graphical representation, please refer to the Southern-connected Interstate Water Trading Zones Map.

Areas from which water access rights may be traded:

Dealings and trade are subject to the following rules:

The Access Licence Dealing Principles Order 2004 (New South Wales)
The access licence dealings rules within the Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River – General Security
Chapter 3, Part 2, Division 4 of the Water Management Act 2000 (New South Wales)
Schedule D of Schedule 1 of the Water Act 2007 (Cwth)

Schedule D of Schedule 1 of the Water Act 2007 (Cwth) states the following:

Back trade is allowed from these trading zones to the Murrumbidgee:

Victorian Murray above the Choke
Victorian Murray from Barmah Choke to South Australian Border
New South Wales Murray above Barmah Choke
New South Wales Murray below the Barmah Choke
South Australian Murray
Greater Goulburn
Lower Goulburn
Part Campaspe
Lower Campaspe
Part Loddon
Lower Broken Creek
Murrumbidgee
Lower Darling.

For a graphical representation, please refer to the Southern-connected Interstate Water Trading Zones Map.

Water resource type:

Regulated System

Trading rules relevant to the class:

For more information on this water market product, please contact the New South Wales Office of Water.

Updated: 11 Oct 2021

Murrumbidgee Regulated River – General Security

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