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6 May 2026 2026 End of Season Trade and water allocation accounts This Operational Update outlines arrangements for the end of the 2025-26 water trading season and information about how to manage your water allocation account. 2026 Season trade closure dates Tuesday 16 June, 5.00pm - External transfers to / from Murray Irrigation close. PLEASE NOTE: External trading date has changed this year to align with Water NSW requirements - WaterNSW New End of year cut-off date Tuesday 23 June, 5.00pm - Water Exchange (WEX) closes. Thursday 25 June, 5.00pm - Internal transfers to / from Murray Irrigation landholdings close. Thursday 25 June, 5.00pm - Customer Portal access closes. Wednesday 1 July, 9.00am - Water Exchange (WEX) and Customer Portal re-open. Information on Barmah Choke Trade More details will be released by early June when WaterNSW has finalised its arrangements. Carryover rules  The water sharing plan (WSP) for the New South Wales Murray and Lower Darling Regulated Rivers Water Sources carryover rules enable customers to carryover up to 50% of Class C water entitlements held in their water allocation account each season. Any volume exceeding this is forfeited at the end of the season. Carryover also influences the amount of allocation a water account can receive in the subsequent season. Under the WSP, the maximum allocation a water account can receive in any season is 110% of the water entitlements held. As demonstrated in the diagram below, carryover is added into the maximum allocation calculation. For example, if you carryover 40%, any allocation exceeding 70% will not be received.