Talking Water - Tuesday 6 May 2025
This week's contents
Feasibility study survey - Have your say
- Survey closing 9.00am Monday
Operations
- A message from the CEO on Winter Works
- End of season trade
- Winter Operations Guaranteed dates
- Talking Water data
Industry
- National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo
- Growing Soil Carbon 101 - Online course
Feasibility study survey closes 9.00am Monday
Complete this survey to have your say on how you would like Murray Irrigation to respond to outcomes of $6M feasibility study.
Your feedback from this confidential survey will be used to inform decisions on how the company responds to water savings opportunities that may be identified through the recently announced feasibility study, and will help Murray Irrigation understand how potential future infrastructure investment opportunities are implemented and utilised in a way that reflects customer needs.
If you would prefer to complete this survey via telephone, you can do so by contacting the GHD community number on 1800 810 610 and following the prompts.
For more information on the joint $6 million feasibility study that we are undertaking with Coleambally Irrigation Cooperative Limited and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited to find ways to minimise the impact of water buybacks on farmers and communities, read our recent company announcement here.
Operational Update
A Message from the CEO on Winter Works
As we move into the Winter Works period, and with the current dry weather, we understand that demand for water during Winter is likely to be high.
The Winter Works program is an important part of the company’s Asset Management Strategy, and the team is focused on bringing the system back online as quickly as we can achieve within cost, safety and planning constraints.
If customers have concerns or questions during this period, I encourage you to please contact the Customer Experience team in the first instance, who have the tools and information to work with you on an individual basis.
You can contact them on 1300 138 265 or customersupport@murrayirrigation.com.au
End of season trade
Arrangements for the end of the 2024-25 water season, trade closure dates and information about how to manage your water allocation account have been released to customers earlier today via our Operational Update, as per below.
2025 Winter Operations - Water delivery guaranteed dates
The guaranteed water delivery dates and water availability for the upcoming Winter Operations period were released on Friday 2 May.
You can find these dates in our Operational Update below.
Talking Water data 06/05/2025
All the detailed data for Murray Irrigation delivery, channel flow, Water Exchange temporary trade and DCCEEW water allocations is available on our company web page 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 Choke trade balance
The information and data provided in Talking Water is for general reference purposes only. We take best endeavours to ensure accuracy.
Industry News
National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo
This event brings together farmers, agriculture and energy consultants, peak bodies and Government representatives, to share stories of on-farm renewables, their business case and discuss what’s driving the transformation of energy use in agriculture.
Sessions will feature a range of topics from electric utes, green hydrogen, battery storage, bioenergy, solar pumping, future grid and sharing the benefits when hosting large scale solar and wind farms.
Date: Wednesday 23 July
Location: The Capital Theatre, Bendigo
Cost: $195
Growing Soil Carbon 101- Online course
Growing Soil Carbon 101 is designed for farmers, farm managers, agronomists, land management and NRM advisors, and anyone interested in how soil organic matter and soil carbon can increase soil quality and reduce agronomic issues.
Using common-sense principles for increasing and protecting soil carbon in Australian broadacre systems, it covers how to build soil carbon with crops and pasture, roots, microbes, plant nutrition, vegetation, groundcover, and landscape rehydration.
The course is online and self-paced (complete at a time that's convenient to you) and provides:
- A comprehensive agronomic and scientific understanding of soil carbon.
- Practical insights from farmers growing soil carbon in cropping and grazing.
- The ins and outs of farm emissions, the tools to measure them and who can help.
- Familiarisation of the new carbon economy and its impact on agriculture.
- Clarity on ACCU Carbon Farming projects and the Soil Carbon Method.
Cost: Free for Riverine Plains Members, non-members $149.
For more information, head over to the SoilCQuest 2031 website below.
