Talking Water - Tuesday 7 July 2026
This week's contents
Industry profile
- Foundational Asset Condition Assessment Project
Operations
- Welcome to the new season - Customer Portal, Water Exchange and Transfers now open
- Talking Water Data
Business
- Quarter 1 Allocation Trading Strategy
Industry
- NSW DCCEEW Season opening allocation announcement
Industry profile: Murray Irrigation FACAP Project
Murray Irrigation's Foundational Asset Condition Assessment Project (FACAP) has been profiled by water industry magazine, Inside Water.
The article highlights how this project - the biggest one-off condition assessment that Murray Irrigation has ever undertaken - has used innovative technology in collaboration with Beca to build a detailed picture of asset condition across our entire network.
The result is a comprehensive baseline that Murray Irrigation can use to better prioritise maintenance and investment, reduce the need for manual inspections, and plan with greater confidence for the long term.
Click on the button below to read the article.
Operational Update
Welcome to the new season
Customer Portal, Water Exchange and Transfers now open
The Customer Portal, Water Exchange (WEX), and internal and external water transfers reopened Wednesday 1 July for the 2026/27 season.
Your Customer Portal gives you 24/7 access to:
- Water ordering
- Buying and selling temporary water through the Water Exchange
- Viewing your maintenance year for all outlets
- Accessing your Water Allocation Report
- Completing internal transfers of temporary water between Murray Irrigation accounts.
Important reminder: WEX customer bank details
For data security purposes, when logging in to your Customer Portal for the first time after 1 July 2026, customers are reminded to please update your bank account details within the ‘account preference’ section at the top right hand corner of the home page.
If you need assistance using the Customer Portal, please call us on 1300 138 265 or visit us at our office.
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 1 Allocation Trading Strategy
From 1 July 2026, new disclosure provisions have come into effect under the Water Act 2007 (Cth). 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 first trading strategy on Thursday 2 July 2026.
This announcement, which includes the distribution of the 5% Water Users Credit, can be found on the Company’s website below, or at the BOM’s disclosure portal.
The Company will continue to make announcements to the market as required throughout the year.
For ease of access, the Company has created a new tab on our website under ‘News’ then ‘Water Trading’.
This is an important step for the Company as we continue to meet and improve on governance and regulatory obligations of the business, while diversifying our income streams to keep customer fees as low as possible.
Industry News
NSW DCCEEW Season opening allocation announcement
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) announced last week (1 July) there is no opening allocation for General Security water users in the NSW Murray.
You can read the full announcement below.
