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Low risk of spill declared in Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems

By McPherson Media Group

Nov 14, 2024

The northern Victoria resource manager has updated the 2024-25 risk of spill information for the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems.

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Mark Bailey said the risks of spill in the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems had fallen below the 10 per cent threshold needed to make a low risk of spill declaration.

“Continued low inflows to the storages this water year, and the water volumes released to meet downstream demand, have further reduced the risk of spill at Lake Hume, Lake Eildon and Lake Eppalock,” Dr Bailey said.

“The risk of spill at each of these storages is now low enough to make the water in held in spillable accounts available for use or trade for customers in the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems.”

Dr Bailey said the risk of spill is a water accounting assessment and does not describe flood risks or the chances of flooding this season.

Allocation trade from NSW to Victoria is limited to the lesser of a net annual volume of 200 Gl or a volume that keeps the risk of spill in Victoria’s share of both Hume and Dartmouth reservoirs below 50 per cent.

The current risk of spill in the Murray system allows 200 Gl of net trade from NSW to Victoria.

The next announcement on the risk of spill and its effect on water availability will refer to the 2025-26 water year.

The first risk of spill assessment in the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems for the 2025-26 season will be announced on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.