Allocations
(Click on the links below to visit the allocation page)
- High Reliability 100%
- Low Reliability 0%
- High Reliability 30%
- Low Reliability 0%
- 25%
Southern Rural Water covers an area of 88,000 km2, or 37% of the state. To find out if your property is in Southern Rural Water’s area, visit the water in your region web page. A seasonal allocation tells irrigators what percentage of their high and low reliability water shares they can use for the season. It reflects how much water is actually available in storage.
Storage Levels
(Click on the titles below to view the storage graph)
Southern Rural Water is responsible for 7 storages in its region, together with a number of smaller regulating structures. From these storages we harvest and store water for irrigation customers, urban water corporations and the Latrobe Valley Power generators in accordance with the provisions of Bulk Entitlement Orders.
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Opening allocations for irrigation districts
The opening allocations for the coming season have been announced on 1 July for Macalister Irrigation District, Werribee Irrigation District, Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District and Deutgam groundwater.
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