Wednesday, June 28, 2017
NSW Murray Temporary Trading Resumes
If you wish to buy or sell temp water in these dying stages of the season, this is your opportunity!
Please call our office immediately.
The following information was released from WaterNSW via social media;
"WaterNSW administers water trading under rules set by the Department of Primary Industries Water (DPI Water).
Trade will recommence after a WaterNSW review of regulations governing trade confirmed that, unlike many previous years, the current Murray Water Sharing Plan does not prohibit trade beyond 31 May this year.
WaterNSW is working with DPI Water to make key elements of the relevant regulations more prominent and readily available to all market participants
The service improvements follow change to trade scheduling implemented by WaterNSW in March this year to enhance confidence in the trade process and in market transparency."
Wilks Water 0269 318 522
Tom Wilks 0428 694 608
Heather Hatch 0447 473 755
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016
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01-Nov-2016 Allocation Announcement
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NSW Murray
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NSW Murray General Security
increases to 72% of entitlement |
NSW Murray High Security
remains at 97% of entitlement |
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Murrumbidgee
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Murrumbidgee General Security
increases to 76% of entitlement |
Murrumbidgee High Security
remains at 95% of entitlement |
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Murrumbidgee General Security allocation increases by 5% to 76% of entitlement. Continuing rainfall has seen storages remain effectively full and irrigation demand is minimal. Supplementary access has been continuous since the start of the water year; however regulated water delivery conditions will return as flood waters continue to recede.
NSW Murray General Security allocation has increased by 9% to 72% of entitlement. The increase is underpinned by improvement in storage at Menindee Lakes and Dartmouth Dam.
The next allocation announcement will be 15th November 2016.
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See past and present Allocation Announcements on the NSW Office of Water website by clicking here. |
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Monday, October 17, 2016
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17-Oct-2016 Allocation Announcement
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NSW Murray

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NSW Murray General Security
increases to 63% of entitlement
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NSW Murray High Security
remains at 97% of entitlement
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Murrumbidgee

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Murrumbidgee General Security
increases to 71% of entitlement
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Murrumbidgee High Security
remains at 95% of entitlement
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Murrumbidgee General Security allocation has increased by 10% to 71% of entitlement. Now that general security allocation has increased beyond 70%, carryover in accounts will start to boost allocations because individual account limits, 100% entitlement in the Murrumbidgee, are being reached. In other words, those with maximum carryover (30%) cannot benefit from further allocation improvement and their forfeited water is allocated to others.
NSW Murray General Security allocation has increased by 10% to 63% of entitlement. Above average rainfall and wet catchment conditions continue to provide steady system inflows and storage improvements. Now that general security allocation has increased beyond 60%, carryover in accounts will start to boost allocations because individual account limits, 110% entitlement in the NSW Murray, are being reached. In other words, those with maximum carryover (50%) cannot benefit from further allocation improvement. This forfeiture of water from full accounts means that those with little or no carryover benefit the most from further resource improvements.
The next allocation announcement will be 1st November 2016.
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See past and present Allocation Announcements on the NSW Office of Water website by clicking here.
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Tuesday, October 04, 2016
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04-Oct-2016 Allocation Announcement
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NSW Murray
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NSW Murray General Security
increases to 53% of entitlement |
NSW Murray High Security
remains at 97% of entitlement |
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Murrumbidgee
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Murrumbidgee General Security
remains at 61% of entitlement |
Murrumbidgee High Security
remains at 95% of entitlement |
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Murrumbidgee General Security allocation remains unchanged at 61% of entitlement. Average general security carryover is 19% of entitlement, meaning that overall general security water availability remains at 80%. The resource improvement in the past fortnight was required to be assigned to the Environmental Water Allowance (EWA3), in accordance with the water sharing plan, since general security allocation plus carryover has reached 80%. Future resource improvements can now accrue to general security entitlement holders.
NSW Murray General Security allocation has increased by 11% to 53% of entitlement. Above average rainfall and wet catchment conditions continue to provide steady system inflows and storage improvements. Average general security carryover in NSW Murray water user accounts is 27% of entitlement, meaning that the general security water availability overall is 80%.
The next allocation announcement will be 17th October 2016.
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See past and present Allocation Announcements on the NSW Office of Water website byclicking here. |
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
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15-Sep-2016 Allocation Announcement
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NSW Murray

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NSW Murray General Security
increase to 30% of entitlement
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NSW Murray High Security
remains at 97% of entitlement
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Murrumbidgee

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Murrumbidgee General Security
increase to 54% of entitlement
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Murrumbidgee High Security
remains at 95% of entitlement
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Murrumbidgee General Security allocation has increased 4% to 54%. Intermittent rainfall combined with already wet catchments has led to significant runoff and inflows into the Murrumbidgee storages. Storage levels continue to rise with downstream tributaries below Wagga contributing significant inflows to the main river. Further rainfall is forecast.
NSW Murray General Security has increased by 5% to 30%. Rainfall since June has improved soil moisture and provided steady system inflows and storage improvements.
The next allocation announcement will be 4th October 2016.
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See past and present Allocation Announcements on the NSW Office of Water website by clicking here.
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Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Click here to listen to the ABC Rural radio interview with Tom Wilks regarding the low allocations for NSW Irrigators, as recorded yesterday 01/07/14 for Country Hour.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, yesterday announced there would be no increase to the Murrumbidgee Valley general security allocation- it remains at 59%
Allocation Announcement 17th March 2014
Visit the Wilks Water Current Allocations web page