Allocations
(Click on the links below to visit the allocation page)
- High Reliability 100%
- Low Reliability 100%
- High Reliability 100%
- Low Reliability 100%
- 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.
Online Chat
SRW Sites
Latest News
Funding to complete MID upgrades
The Victorian Government has announced $10.4m funding to complete modernisation of the Macalister Irrigation District in a four-year program commencing this winter.
The MID2 project will reconfigure the Newry irrigation supply with pipeline replacing channels and automation of outlets. There will also be upgrades and reconfiguration of the Nuntin supply network. A large proportion of the funding will go towards channel and outlet reconfiguration upgrades across the district.
Allocation increased
April 21 update: The allocation against low reliability water shares has been increased in the Macalister Irrigation District on 21 April 2020. The allocation is now 100% of low reliability shares, in addition to 100% of high reliability water shares. April 7...
read more