Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin Program: New South Wales Murray River catchment
- MDB Catchments
- NSW Murray
Major irrigation areas
- Coomealla Irrigation Area
- Murray Valley Irrigation Area
Examples of high value environmental assets
NSW Murray River catchment
State: New South Wales
Water purchased from the NSW Murray River catchment can be used to benefit environmental assets in this catchment and downstream.
Australian Government water purchases in the NSW Murray River catchment
| Catchment | Entitlement Type | Secured Purchases (ML) | Secured Entitlement Purchases - Average Annual Yield (ML) | Other Purchases - Average Annual Yield (ML) | Average price paid per trade ($/ML) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW Murray | NSW General security - above the choke | 175,439 | 142,105 | 1,217 | |
| NSW General security - below the choke | 40,546 | 32,842 | 1,151 | ||
| NSW High security - below choke | 2,636 | 2,504 | 2,140 |
Note: Refer to caveats on the 'Purchases Secured under the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin Program as at 31 December 2011' 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
Not available for the NSW Murray River catchment.