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The latest seasonal allocations for September 2019 have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Around 18,480 ML of inflow was received to reservoirs during August; this has resulted in an allocation increase from 3% to 24% for high reliability entitlement holders. No other allocation announcements have been made.
A Rocklands Reservoir to Taylors Lake transfer of up to 10,000 ML commenced in August and will continue throughout September.
The Storage Manager has started a review of the Storage Management Rules for the for the Wimmera-Glenelg headworks system. The rules form the basis for how the system is operated day-to-day to support water security for the region. Read more or contribute to the review.
The latest seasonal allocations for August 2019 have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Around 16,630 ML of inflow was received to reservoirs during July; this has resulted in an allocation increase from 0% to 3% for high reliability entitlement holders. No other allocation announcements have been made.
A Rocklands Reservoir to Taylors Lake transfer of up to 10,000 ML commenced this month and will continue throughout August.
The latest seasonal allocations for July 2019 have been announced by the Storage Manager. This is the first allocation announcement of the 2019-20 year.
Around 8,000 ML of inflow was received to reservoirs during June; however, due to below average inflows over the past two years, further inflows are now required before any allocation can be made to entitlements. Additional inflows are necessary to secure the full headworks system operating water requirement for the 2019-20 year. Operating water meets system losses such as evaporation from reservoirs.
The first allocation announcement for 2019-20 season sees all entitlements receive a 0% allocation. Entitlement holders collectively have access to 116,600 ML of unused water allocation carried forward from 2018-19 year.