Water allocations

2026/27 Annual Allocation  

Murrumbidgee Regulated Users

 * Carryover is provided by The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, as an estimate only.

*On 2 July 2026, MI annouced a 1% enhancement will be automatically credited to eligible customer accounts on 8 September 2026. Eligible customers are irrigation customers (excluding Towns, S&D and Cudgel customers) who have more than 250DEs and who have paid their annual accounts or are in an approved payment arrangement as at 8 September 2026.

Click below for the latest Murrumbidgee Valley Water allocation statement from The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

view allocation statement

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:

• Water Sharing Plan
• Surplus Water Rules

Dam levels

waternsw dam levels