Summary of current water allocations
Below is a summary of current water allocation for major regulated rivers.
High security and general security allocations, normally expressed in megalitres per unit share, are expressed in this table as percentages. One megalitre (ML) per unit share equates to 100% allocation, whereas 0.05 ML per share equates to 5% allocation.
Carry-over water
Water users in regulated river valleys may have access to unused water in their account carried over from the previous year. Carry-over rules vary between water sources and between licence categories. Towns, domestic and stock, and high security licence categories cannot carryover.
Current allocations
River valley | Allocation | Licence category | Date of allocation |
NSW Border Rivers* | 100% | General security A Class | 1 July 2017 |
19.62% | General security B Class | 31 January 2018 | |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Richmond | 100% | General security | 1 July 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Gwydir* | 17.59% | General security | 7 February 2018 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Hunter | 100% | General security | 1 July 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Paterson | 100% | General security | 1 July 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Lachlan* | 2% | General security | 14 August 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Belubula* | 0% | General security | 1 July 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Lower Darling* | 100% | General security | 1 July 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Macquarie and Cudgegong* | 38% | General security | 14 August 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Murray* | 50% | General security | 15 March 2018 |
97% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Murrumbidgee* | 45% | General security | 15 May 2018 |
95% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Lower Namoi* | 7.08% | General security | 7 August 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Upper Namoi* | 100% | General security | 1 July 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Peel | 100% | General security | 1 July 2017 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 | |
Bega Brogo | 75% | General security | 9 February 2018 |
100% | High security | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Domestic and stock | 1 July 2017 | |
100% | Local water utilities | 1 July 2017 |
* Carry-over water may also be available.