Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin Program: Darling River catchment
Major irrigation areasBarwon-Darling River catchment
State: New South Wales
Water purchased from the Darling River catchment can be used to benefit environmental assets in this catchment and downstream.
Australian Government water purchases in the Barwon-Darling River catchment
| Catchment | Entitlement Type | Secured Purchases (ML) | Secured Entitlement Purchases - Long Term Average Annual Yield (ML) | Other Purchases - Long Term Average Annual Yield (ML) (3) | Average price paid per trade ($/ML)(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barwon-Darling(1) | Unregulated | 14,603 | 14,603 | 7,670 | 836 |
Refer to caveats on the 'Purchases Secured under the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin Program as at 31 January 2013' table on the 'Progress of water recovery under the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin program' page.
Where to obtain information on market prices
Information on market prices in New South Wales is available from the New South Wales Department of Water and Energy.
Private water auction houses or brokers can also provide information on historical entitlement trades.
CSIRO Sustainable Yields Report
Note that the catchment boundaries referred to in this report may not directly align with the catchment boundaries represented on this web site.