Talking Water - Tuesday 29 September 2026
This week's contents
33,470ML public auction
- First 2,000ML parcel closing tomorrow at 8.30am
Operations
- Daylight savings and Water Orders
- Talking Water Data
Business
- Q2 Allocation Trading Strategy
- Women in Water Luncheon
Industry
- Adjustment to SDLs
- Basin Plan Review Update - Free Webinar
- Wakool LHA and Berriquin AGM
Community News
- Community in Focus - Tocumwal Public School 'Working Together for Good'.
33,470ML public auction - live
Murray Irrigation Limited (Company) is partnering with Ruralco Water to deliver a public auction of the remaining 33,470ML Sustainability Product water, exclusively to eligible Murray Irrigation customers.
The auction is now live. Customers can register to participate via the Ruralco Water website.
The 33,470ML volume will be made up of various parcel sizes ranging from 2,000ML down to 20ML. These have been detailed below.
Auctions will commence closing from 8.30am tomorrow, 30 September 2026 at 30 minute intervals until 4.30pm on Friday 9 October 2026.
Larger parcels will be the first to commence closing with the final smaller 50ML and 20ML parcels closing on 9 October 2026. Specific details on closing times and dates can be found here and are also outlined on the Ruralco Water auction page.
For any questions relating to the auction, please contact Ruralco Water on the below details.
Marianne Graham: 0408 239 111 |
mgraham@ruralcowater.com.au
Rebecca Williams: 0427 967 641 |
rebecca.williams@ruralcowater.com.au
As has been
previously communicated, any water that remains unsold via this auction process will form part of Water Solutions' broader water sales throughout the season.
Operational Update
Daylight Savings and Water Orders
Daylight savings begins Sunday, 4 October 2026.
If you are placing an order to end after this date, the water ordering system will automatically increase the order by an hour to the normal finish time to enable lodgement.
Our team will manually adjust all operating orders ending after 4 October to the correct operating time for the channel system.
For more information, please ring our Customer Experience Team on 1300 138 265 or email:
customersupport@murrayirrigation.com.au
Talking Water live data
Live data for Murray Irrigation water delivery, channel flow, Water Exchange temporary trade and DCCEEW water allocations is available on our Talking Water
Data webpage below.
To see the latest data for Murray system storages and rivers, including dam heights, visit the Murray Darling Basin Authority's River data page.
Additional resources
MDBA weekly report
NSW Water allocation statements
Rainfall and evaporation
Barmah Narrows trade balance
The information and data provided in Talking Water is for general reference purposes only. We take best endeavours to ensure accuracy.
Business News
Quarter 2 Allocation Trading Strategy
New disclosure provisions came into effect under the Water Act 2007 (Cth) from 1 July 2026. Among other things, these disclosure provisions require certain entities to disclose ‘Water Market Decisions’, including their trading strategy, on their website and/or to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
Pursuant to these new disclosure provisions, Murray Irrigation Limited (Company) published our second quarterly trading strategy on 23 September 2026.
This announcement, which includes the public auction currently underway, can be found on the Company’s website below, or at the BOM’s disclosure portal.
Further to this, the Company has made one other trading announcement over the past week with relation to the public auction. This announcement can be found here:
Customer Offer Decision – Sustainability Product Auction - 23 September 2026.
The Company will continue to make announcements to the market as required throughout the year.
All trading announcements made by the Company can be found on the Company's website under ‘News’ then ‘Water Trading’.
Women in Water Luncheon
Women working across irrigated agriculture are invited to come together for a special Women’s Lunch at The Bend in Tocumwal on Thursday, 15 October, facilitated by Murray Irrigation and Southern Growers.
Running between 10am and 2pm, the morning will feature three information sessions, including a panel discussion, followed by a lunch and networking opportunities.
Tickets are $22.50 per person, which includes a two course lunch and a drink on arrival. All ticket proceeds, less the $2.50 ticket administration fee, will be donated to local Can Assist charities, helping support the important work they undertake in communities across the region.
Industry News
Basin Plan - Adjustment to Sustainable Diversion Limits (SDLs)
In 2012, governments reached an agreement with the MDBA that environmental water recovery under the Basin Plan would be reduced if nominated projects were built and operational by 31 December 2026. More information about the nominated projects is available here:
Sustainable diversion limit adjustment mechanism–register of measures | Murray–Darling Basin Authority
The Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Mechanism (SDLAM) is used to determine how much environmental water recovery will be reduced through the full delivery of the nominated projects. Where projects will not be delivered as agreed, environmental water recovery takes place instead. The SDLAM reconciliation process determines the volume of any environmental water recovery that is needed.
The MDBA is required to undertake the SDLAM reconciliation process during the second half of 2026. It will be releasing its draft findings this Thursday, 1 October. Details will be available here:
Murray–Darling Basin Authority | Murray–Darling Basin Authority.
A public submission process on the MDBA's draft findings will be open for one month. Murray Irrigation will provide a submission into this process, aimed at reducing the volume of any environmental water recovery proposed for our footprint.
Basin Plan Review Update: Webinar
The MDBA will be hosting an online public webinar tomorrow, Wednesday 30 September, between 10am and 11am. The webinar will provide an update on the MDBA's current thinking as it finalises its advice on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review. The event is free to attend, with registrations required via the link below.
Wakool and Berriquin LHA AGM
Wakool LHA and Berriquin LHA will be hosting their Annual General Meetings during the month of October. Details of these events can be found below.
Wakool LHA AGM
Date: Tuesday 13 October 2026
Time: 7.00pm
Where: Wakool Services Club
Please contact Kate Redfearn on
wakoollandholders@gmail.com or 0417 112 162 to RSVP or for further information.
Berriquin LHA AGM
Date: Monday 19 October 2026
Time: 7.00pm
Where: Finley RSC
Please contact Renee Brooker on
berriquinirrigators@gmail.com or 0427 591 404 to RSVP or for further information.
Community News
Tocumwal Public School 'Working Together for Good'
We are pleased to be kicking off another season of our Community in Focus stories, highlighting the amazing community and school projects we are supporting through our 2026/27 sponsorship program.
Kicking off the series is Tocumwal Public School and its initiative to strengthen literacy outcomes for its youngest students with a new collection of decodable readers.
The initiative will give students greater access to engaging, age-appropriate reading resources, helping build confidence and foundational literacy skills.
Murray Irrigation's annual sponsorship programs is made possible by the support of its customers.
