Water for the Future

Policy and programs

Commonwealth environmental water holdings

The following table provides details of the Commonwealth environmental water holdings.

Holdings at 31 October 2009
River System Security Registered entitlements 1,2,3(ML)
Queensland
Border Rivers High  
Medium 275.0
Total QLD High  
Medium 275.0
New South Wales
Gwydir High  
General 66,650.0
Supplementary 6,899.9
Lachlan High 390.0
General 70,929.0
Macquarie/Cudgegong High  
General 40,209.0
Supplementary 249.5
Murray High  
General 31,327.0
Murrumbidgee High  
General 47,606.0
Supplementary 9,763.5
Namoi (upper) High  
General 105.0
Namoi (lower) High  
General 3,728.0
Total NSW High 390.0
General 260,554.0
Supplementary 16,912.9
Victoria
Campaspe High 2,005.0
Low  
Goulburn High 22,442.5
Low 4,434.1
Loddon High 200.0
Low  
Murray High 45,813.0
Low 4,816.4
Ovens High 50.0
Total Victoria High

70,510.5
Low 9,205.5
South Australia
Murray High 796.5
Total SA High 796.5
Total
  High 71,697.0
  Gen/Low 270,079.5
  Supplementary 16,912.9
GRAND TOTAL High/Gen/Low 358,689.4

Notes:

  1. Formal transfer of ownership to the Commonwealth takes place on registration of the entitlement by the relevant State water authority. The entitlement becomes part of the Commonwealth environmental water holdings at that time.
  2. Registration can occur a number of months after the exchange of contract, so the amount in the holdings differs from exchanged contract figures reported by the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin program.
  3. Allocations of water against these entitlements are made periodically and will depend on seasonal conditions and the amount of water held in storages.

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