Talking Water - Tuesday 10 October, 2023

This week's contents

Operations

  • Supplementary access
  • Drainage discharge approval reminder
  • Water Delivery Performance
  • Talking Water data to 10 October   


Business

  • Murray Irrigation AGM: Save the Date 


Industry

  • Berriquin Irrigators' Council AGM
  • Dairy industry environmental management guidelines consultation
  • Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update
  • GRDC Spring Field Day   

Operational Update


Supplementary access

WaterNSW announced access to supplementary water delivery on Friday 6 October. 

Customers have been notified of this via SMS, with all deliveries after 7.00am on Saturday 7 October being supplementary water, until 11.00am on Friday 13 October, unless extended. 

Please note that normal water delivery charges apply. Place, change or finish your orders online now via the Customer Portal.

Supplementary events are either called by the MDBA or WaterNSW in line with rules contained in the Water Sharing Plan, which describes how supplementary events are managed. Murray Irrigation does not determine supplementary events. 

Customers will continue to be notified via SMS of any changes in access to supplementary deliveries. 



View the Water Sharing Plan

Drainage discharge approval reminder

Customers are reminded that they need to apply for approval to discharge any water into the drainage system.

This can be done by filling out an Application to Discharge form and emailing it to customersupport@murrayirrigation.com.au. Once you have submitted your application form, you can expect a call back within a couple of hours to let you know the result. 

Last week's significant rain event prompted Murray Irrigation to announce a minor flooding event. An Operational Update regarding this event was distributed to customers last Friday. You can read a copy on our website. 



Read our Operational Update - Minor Flood event

Water Delivery Performance - 2/10/2023 to 8/10/2023

Talking Water data  10/10/2023

All the detailed data for Murray Irrigation allocations, delivery, channel flow and Water Exchange temporary trade data is available on our company web page below. 


View delivery, channel flows and temporary trade data


To see the latest data for Murray system storages and rivers, visit the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's River data page. 


View MDBA storage and river data



The information and data provided in Talking Water is for general reference purposes only. We take best endeavours to ensure accuracy. 


Business Update

Murray Irrigation AGM: Save the Date

Murray Irrigation will be hosting our 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 30 November.

We will be releasing a notice of meeting, including meeting agenda, resolutions and proxy forms, to shareholders in early November. 
 
This year's AGM will be a hybrid meeting, which will enable shareholders to attend either in-person or virtually.
   
We look forward to sharing more AGM details in the coming weeks.   

Industry News

Berriquin Irrigators' Council AGM

The Berriquin Irrigators' Council is hosting its Annual General Meeting at the Finley RSL Club on Wednesday 25 October at 7.00pm
 
If anyone has an agenda item or a question for Murray Irrigation, please email to Wendy Brooks by 17 October: berriquinirrigators@gmail.com 

Dairy industry environmental planning management guidelines consultation

With the 'Environmental management guidelines for the dairy industry' (2008) currently under review, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) is hosting workshops in a number of regions across the state to seek valuable insight from dairy farmers and other stakeholders involved in planning, assessing, implementing and operating new or upgraded dairy developments in NSW.

These informal workshops will allow all stakeholders to share their experiences and ideas.
 
The Riverina workshop will be held at Finley RSL on 1 November. The session will run from 9.45am to 12pm, and will be followed by lunch.
 
If you are unable to attend, there will be an online session on 14 November.
 
Led by NSW DPI, this project is part of the broader Storm and Flood Industry Recovery Program.
 
Click on the button below for more information about these workshops and to find out how to register.


NSW Dairy Environmental Guidelines Workshop

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Ag Update - 5 October 

Read the latest Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Science.
 
The Weekly Update contains a summary of total and forecast rainfall, temperature anomalies, recent climatic conditions, notable weather events and their impact on agriculture, water storage levels, irrigation allocations, and commodity prices.



Read the Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update

Grains Research & Development Corporation Spring Field Day

Far Australia invites you to attend the Bundalong Spring Field Day on 13 October, where it will be showcasing a range of GRDC investments including:


  • Maximising farming systems benefits from grain legume production in Victoria.
  • Benefits of animal manures for crop nutrition in NE Victoria. 

The day will also include a variety of research trial inspections.



Find out more and register

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