Water allocations
2020/21 Annual Allocation
Murrumbidgee Regulated Users
date |
towns |
stocks & domestic |
high security |
general security |
average carryover |
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
10%
|
18%
|
15/7/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
14%
|
18%
|
3/8/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
16%
|
18%
|
17/8/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
32%
|
18%
|
1/9/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
44%
|
18%
|
15/9/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
46%
|
18%
|
1/10/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
48%
|
18%
|
15/10/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
54%
|
18%
|
2/11/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
58%
|
18%
|
9/11/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
66%
|
18%
|
16/11/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
74%
|
18%
|
1/12/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
76%
|
18%
|
15/12/20
|
100%
|
100%
|
95%
|
77%
|
18%
|
15/01/21
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
*18%
|
*General security account limit is 100% of entitlement, therefore, carryover plus new allocations in 2020/21 will be limited to 100% of entitlement. Water users who carried over water into 2020/21 will forego allocation improvement to the extent of the carryover volume.
Click here for the latest Murrumbidgee Valley Water allocation statement from The Department of Planning, Industry, Environment – Water
3/8/20: 3% MI allocation enhancement announced. This 3% enhancement was credited to eligible customer accounts on 1 September. Eligible customers are irrigation customers (excluding Towns, S&D and Cudgel customers) who have more than 250DEs and who paid their annual accounts or were in an approved payment arrangement as at 31 August 2020.
15/10/20: 1% MI allocation enhancement announced. This 1% enhancement was additional to the 3% issued on 1 September and was automatically credited to eligible customer accounts on 20 October
Carryover
General Security customers can carryover unused water at the end of a season into the following season, up to a limit of 30% of their General Security Water Entitlements.
General Security Limits
Any combination of a customer’s Carryover, General Security available water determinations and Surplus Use (non-debited use) cannot exceed 100% of their general security water entitlements.
Note: this 100% limit does not include additional allocation from trade, MI savings announcements or Supplementary Allocation accounts.
References
Clauses 45 (2) % 48 (2) of the:
Dam levels
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