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Allocations Unchanged on 15 July 2010
Goulburn-Murray Water (G-MW), Resource Manager for northern Victorian water systems, today announced all system allocations remain unchanged at zero. Mark Bailey, Acting Resource Manager, has announced that the gap to allocations was closing as rainfall across northern Victoria produced inflows.
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Resource "Rocket" Diagrams
> Murray System
> Goulburn System
> Broken System
> Campaspe System
> Loddon System
> Bullarook System
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Contacting G-MW regarding accounts
G-MW Fixed Water Charges Accounts have been posted to customers. The switchboard is currently handling in excess of 450 calls from customers each day so many callers are being asked to leave a message. If you would like any aspect of your account explained by a Customer Service Officer and are asked to leave a message please ensure you provide you phone number so that we can contact you.
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MDBA relaxes Barmah-Choke Murray trading rules
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has announced that for the 2010/11 water season the trading rule controlling the trades of water allocations from upstream of the Barmah Choke to downstream will be relaxed. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority will undertake fortnightly reviews on the relaxation which may result in the need to lift the relaxation at anytime during the water season.
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Fewer applications for annual water share ballot
G-MW conducted the 2010 water share ballot on Monday 12 July. Following the ballot G-MW are now processing applications. Applicants will be notified once their application has been processed. G-MW will begin processing applications received after 9 July when all applications submitted during the ballot period have been processed.
A total of 877 applications were received for 130,000 ML, down more than 10% on last year's number of applications and the volume of water shares is 30% lower.
Applicants and the general public can monitor progress against the 4% limits on the Victorian Water Register's website by viewing the 4% trade out limit report. This report is updated live as G-MW approves applications.
The ballot only applies to water share applications. Processing of water allocation (including carryover) transactions commenced last week.
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> Water Trading Information
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WaterLINE Online
WaterLINE Online is currently unavailable due to routine maintenance.
The system will be available from 19 July 2010
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Water Register Annual ABA statements mailed shortly
The Water Register will shortly issue ABA statements. The annual statements provide a record of all the transactions into and out of your account during the 2009/10 season.
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Too many ABAs?
Under previous carryover rules, some Goulburn, Murray and Campaspe system customers requested additional ABAs to allow them to separate their high and low reliability water shares to maximise their carryover. The improved carryover rules for these systems remove the need for extra ABAs to maximise carryover. G-MW encourages you to seek advice from an experienced professional adviser to review your ABAs and consider more appropriate arrangements in line with your business operations. For more information contact G-MW on 1300 553 200
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Murray North East Operations (Murray Valley)
Upper Ovens River Catchment Water Management Plan
newsletter no.2 has been released. To see a copy of the newsletter click here .
A public information
session to outline key components of the new draft Upper Ovens Water Management
Plan will take place on 20 July 2010 at the Savoy Club at 7pm in Myrtleford. For more information contact Daniel Lovell
on phone (03) 5833 5730 or daniell@g-mwater.com.au
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Goulburn Broken Operations (Shepparton)
Loch Garry Flood Protection District - Goulburn-Murray
Water (G-MW) will conduct a full scale
test of the Community Telephone Alerting System for Loch Garry Flood Protection
District property owners on Monday 19 July 2010.
The service will notify customers of G-MW's intention to
remove bars from the Loch Garry regulator and has the ability to communicate
other important information. > More Information
Winter
fill season has now commenced for unregulated diverters. Please confirm the
status of your stream to ensure that there are no suspensions in place before
you start pumping or taking your winter fill entitlement.
Stock on channel banks increase
maintenance costs for customers - Stock on channel banks or other G-MW assets cause damage and
increase the costs of maintaining
the assets. These costs may be charged to the customer but if not they add to
operating and maintenance costs for all customers in the Area. G-MW's aim is to
work with customers to develop prevention strategies such as co-funded fencing
programs. To find out more, or if you have any questions please contact
the Shepparton Office.
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Central Goulburn Operations (Central Goulburn)
To
facilitate to G-MW works, Bayunga
Road will be closed between
Toolamba/Rushworth Road & Pogue Road for approximately 1 month beginning 19
July. For further information contact
the Central Goulburn Office 5832 9900
Winter fill season has now commenced for unregulated
diverters. Please confirm the status of your stream to ensure that there are no
suspensions in place before you start pumping or taking your winter fill
entitlement.
Stock on channel banks increase
maintenance costs for customers - Stock on channel banks or other G-MW assets cause damage and
increase the costs of maintaining the assets. These costs may be charged directly
to the customer but if not they add to operating and maintenance costs for all customers
in the Area. G-MW's aim is to work with customers to develop prevention
strategies such as co-funded fencing programs. To find out more, or if you
have any questions please contact the Central Goulburn
Office.
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Campaspe Operations (Rochester-Campaspe)
Lower Campaspe Valley - Following publication of a notice
of proposed changes in mid-March and after consideration
of community submissions, the Minister for Water has made the decisions
to:
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Abolish the Campaspe Deep Lead Groundwater Supply Protection Area
(GSPA) declared in 1999;
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Revoke the current Campaspe Deep Lead GSPA Groundwater Management
Plan; and
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Declare the Lower Campaspe Valley Water Supply Protection Area
(WSPA) to replace the existing GSPA.
Community
meetings will be held on Thursday 29 July, in Goornong and Rochester to explain the future
management arrangements for the new WSPA and the allocations for
2010/11. A letter will shortly be sent to all relevant customers advising
of meeting times and venues.
These changes are effective 1 August
2010.
> More
Information
Winter
fill season has now commenced for unregulated diverters. Please confirm the
status of your stream to ensure that there are no suspensions in place before
you start pumping or taking your winter fill entitlement.
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Loddon Operations (Pyramid-Boort)
Spring Hill
WSPA and Mid-Loddon GMA groundwater customers are required to
amend their groundwater licence if they intend to make use of
carryover and bu doing so, they will exceed their annual licence entitlement. However
all groundwater licence renewals from July 2010 in the Spring Hill WSPA and
Mid-Loddon GMA will be amended to account for carryover. A letter confirming
carryover volumes and conditions of carryover volume use will be sent
to affected customers. For more information contact the Loddon Operations
office on 5455 7100.
Winter
fill season has now commenced for unregulated diverters. Please confirm the
status of your stream to ensure that there are no suspensions in place before
you start pumping or taking your winter fill entitlement.
Upper Loddon Valley - Management of groundwater in this
area is set to change following recent decisions by the Minister for Water.
Following publication of a notice of proposed changes in early April and consideration of community submissions, the Minister for
Water has:
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Abolished the Spring Hill Groundwater Supply Protection Area
(GSPA) declared in 1999;
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Abolished the Upper Loddon Water Supply Protection Area (WSPA)
declared in 2002;
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Revoked the Spring Hill GSPA Groundwater Management Plan; and
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Declared the Loddon Highlands WSPA to replace the existing Spring
Hill GSPA and Upper Loddon WSPA.
These changes are effective 1 August
2010.
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Central Murray Operations (Torrumbarry)
Daniel Irwin has been appointed
Manager Central Murray Operations after the recent retirement of Lester Haw. > More
Information
Customers
in the Kerang Cohuna Area have begun receiving their Fixed
Water Charges Accounts this week. For some customers there has been an
under calculation of the Service Point Fee/s for their property. If your
Service Point Fee has been calculated as $10 please disregard this
account. A revised account has been posted to you today showing
the Essential Services Commission approved fee of $200. If you
have any questions about your account please contact a Customer Service Officer
on 1300 558 729.
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