Operational Update - 2026 End of Season Trade and water allocation accounts

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.

For more details, view general information produced by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) on water use, allocation and carryover.

Your Water Allocation Account


To assist in managing your account and end of season trading, you can do the following activities on the Customer Portal:


  • Transfer water between land holdings,
  • Buy and sell temporary water and delivery entitlements on the Water Exchange, and
  • Access your Water Allocation Report.


If you haven’t bought or sold water lately, check out our Tips for using the Water Exchange (WEX).

Water Allocation Account balances


To assist you in balancing your water accounts for the end of the season, all customers will be sent an email in early June showing:


  • Water entitlements,
  • Available carryover capacity,
  • Potential forfeit, or remaining carryover.


Your Water Allocation Report also has this information which you can access at any time in the Customer Portal.

To find and download your Water Allocation Report, go to the Water Ordering section of the Portal and under Usage, on the right side of the page (see icons circled below).

Questions?


If you have any questions or want to request help using your Customer Portal or the Water Exchange, please call us on 1300 138 265, or email us at customersupport@murrayirrigation.com.au to arrange a meeting so we can show you how.


Customer Experience is available to help from 6.30am to 6.30pm, 7 days a week.

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