Agriculture
17 January, 2024
Seasonal water determination updated
he Resource Manager for northern Victoria has updated the 2023/24 seasonal determinations. Seasonal determinations in the Murray system increases from 100 per cent of high-reliability water shares (HRWS) and 16 per cent of low-reliability water...
he Resource Manager for northern Victoria has updated the 2023/24 seasonal determinations.
Seasonal determinations in the Murray system increases from 100 per cent of high-reliability water shares (HRWS) and 16per cent of low-reliability water shares (LRWS) to 100 per cent HRWS and 25per cent LRWS.
The Goulburn and Loddon systems move from 100 per cent HRWS and 46 per cent LRWS to 100 per cent HRWS and 67 per cent LRWS.
Seasonal determinations in the Broken, Campaspe and Bullarook systems remain unchanged.
Resource Manager Andrew Shields said wetter conditions had increased the resource available for allocation.
“Rainfall in late December and early January has increased resource availability in the Goulburn system, prompting the seasonal determination improvements announced today,” Mr Shields said.
“The resumption of releases to manage levels in Lake Eildon also contributed,” Mr Shields added. “About 33,000 ML has been released from Lake Eildon to date, which is about 9 per cent of the volume held in spillable water accounts in the Goulburn system.
“Releases to manage storage levels are continuing and further deductions from Goulburn spillable water accounts will occur with the February seasonal determination update.
Mr Shields also confirmed Lake Eppalock had refilled to capacity, affecting spillable water accounts in the Campaspe system.
“Due to the spills from Lake Eppalock, around 10,500 ML will be deducted from Campaspe spillable water accounts. This represents about 54 per cent of the accounts’ volume.”
The seasonal determinations for northern Victorian water systems on Monday, January 15 are:
Water System High Reliability Water Share Low Reliability Water Share Murray 100% 25% Broken 100% 100% Goulburn 100% 67% Campaspe 100% 100% Loddon 100% 67% Bullarook Creek 100% 100%