Talking Water - Tuesday 6 June, 2023
This week's contents
Operations
- End of season trade and water allocation accounts
- Barmah Choke trade
- Water Exchange closure
- 2023-24 DPE indicative allocation
Business
- WaterWell announcement
- Meet our Winter Works staff
- Deakin University education tour
- Deni Community Recognition Walk
Industry
- Murray LLS Farm Business Management Basics workshop
- Irrigation Insights Conference
- RGA Graduate Program
Community
- Legless and Blind Roadshow
- Contacting Talking Water
Operational Update
End of season trade and water allocation accounts
This edition of Talking Water outlines arrangements for the end of the 2022-23 water trading season, along with information on how to manage your water allocation account.
2023 Season Trade closure dates:
- Friday 23 June, 5.00pm - Water Exchange (WEX) closes.
- Monday 26 June, 5.00pm - External transfers to / from Murray Irrigation close.
- Tuesday 27 June, 5.00pm - Internal transfers to / from Murray Irrigation landholdings close.
- Tuesday 27 June, 5.00pm - Customer Portal access closes.
- Saturday 1 July, 7.00am - Water Exchange (WEX) and Customer Portal re-open.
Barmah Choke Trade: 1 July 2023
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), which manages the Barmah Choke, advised on 13 April 2023 that the opening trade balance on 1 July 2023 will be approximately 60.6 gigalitres (GL).
Water NSW has advised it will accept Barmah Choke trade applications from 12.00pm on Friday 30 June 2023. Water NSW requires all applications be made on a Barmah Choke trading form.
As a result, Murray Irrigation will accept applications on Water NSW Barmah
Choke trade forms from 9.00am on Thursday 29 June 2023 and will process them in the order received.
Your water allocation account
The water sharing plan (WSP) 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.
Water Exchange closure: Unsold water
When the WEX closes on 23 June, any unsold water remaining on the Exchange is returned to relevant customer accounts in accordance with the Water Exchange Terms and Conditions.
You can then decide how to manage any megalitres to avoid forfeiture.
Options include:
- Carryover
- External transfers out of MIL to river licences or other valleys, or
- Internal transfers between your landholdings.
DPE final indicative allocation for 2023-24
The Department of Planning and Environment released its final Water Allocation Statement on 15 May 2023, including an indicative allocation of 50% on 1 July 2023 for the 2023-24 season.
Casual usage charges
To avoid casual usage fees, remember to check your 'DE Transfer Limit' available on your Customer Portal, Water Allocation page. If your DE transfer limit is negative, you can trade in or purchase annual delivery entitlements on the Water Exchange prior to its closure.
Casual usage fees are applied to your quarterly invoice when the megalitre usage is greater than 120% of the annual delivery entitlements on your account.
Talking Water data 6/06/2023
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.
To see the latest data for Murray system storages and rivers, visit the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's River data page.
Business Update
WaterWell announcement
Last week, Murray Irrigation's Board of Directors approved the company’s 2023/24 Resource Management Strategy, which outlines how water will be distributed through our suite of WaterWell products over the coming season.
A copy of the announcement is available in full on Murray Irrigation's company webpage, as well as a Frequently Asked Questions resource.
If you have any enquiries regarding this announcement, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Operations Team: 1300 138 265.
Winter Works 2023: Meet our people
With Murray Irrigation's 2023 Winter Works program in full swing, we thought now would be an opportune time to acquaint you with some of the staff members you will be seeing out and about over the coming months.
On this note, it gives us great pleasure to introduce you to SCADA Technician Darcy Leetham.
Deakin University education and information sharing tour
Murray Irrigation hosted representatives from Deakin University, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) and the NSW Government, Department of Planning and Environment, Biodiversity and Conservation Division on a regional education and information sharing tour last week.
The visit was a great opportunity to showcase the benefits of environmental watering partnerships, such as our Murray Reconnected Floodplains project.
Deniliquin Community Recognition Walk
Murray Irrigation was proud to participate in last week's Deniliquin Community Recognition Walk.
It was great to see this event attract such a strong community turnout, with Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Manager, David Crews, on hand to share accounts of Deniliquin's First Nations history.
We extend our thanks to Steve Fawns and Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre for co-ordinating this special community event.
Industry News
Murray LLS Farm Business Management Basics workshops in June
Hosted by Murray Local Land Services, these one-day workshops - presented by Paul Blackshaw of Meridian Agriculture, a farm business consultant in Northeast Victoria - will help participants understand basic principles of Farm Business Management and will provide a range of take-home tools.
There are multiple venues to attend across the region including Moulamein and Bunaloo.
Irrigation Insights Conference: 21 July Rich River Golf Club, Moama
The Irrigated Cropping Council is holding its one-day annual conference this July, with sessions including:
- Navigating our changing climate
- Resilient irrigated farm systems
- Soils in focus
- Irrigation Agtech.
Attend the conference for the new information, latest seasonal outlook, and on-farm innovations click the link below.
Rice Industry Graduate Program
The Ricegrowers' Association of Australia (RGA) has opened applications for the Rice Industry Graduate Program for two deserving candidates in 2023.
Applications close Friday 7 July.
Community News
Legless and Blind resilience roadshow coming to Deni
Don't forget, the duo known as 'Legless and Blind' are bringing their Real Life Resilience Roadshow to Deniliquin in a few weeks.
Spend an evening at the Deniliquin Golf Club with Mike and Ben, as they share how they deal with tough times and adversity in their lives.
There will be a ladies' night on 20 June, followed by a blokes' night on June 21.
The events are free to attend, but bookings are essential. Go to the Deniliquin Golf Club's Facebook page and follow the links.
Let us help you spread your community news
If there is a community event that you would like us promote, then we'd love to hear from you. All you need to do is send the details and relevant links to the team at Talking Water. marketing@murrayirrigation.com.au
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