GWYDIR VALLEY IRRIGATORS ASSOCIATION
General security (GS) licences and ECA in the Gwydir Regulated River have received an increase of 48% of entitlement. This takes the GS
account balance to 607 gigalitres (GL), or an average 119%, and increases the ECA account balance to its maximum allowable 90 GL or 200% of
entitlement.
In August, Copeton Dam inflow was approximately 268 GL, with downstream tributaries contributing an additional 141 GL.
To get concurrence from the environment minister the NSW DCCEEW are proposing changes to access rules on the Tycannah Creek.
* existing access rules prevent water being taken when there is no visible flow at an individual pump site.
* proposed new access rules will prevent water being taken when flow is 2 ML/day or less at the Tycannah Creek Horseshoe Lagoon Gauge (418032). This rule is proposed to apply to all access licenses in the water source.
Register to attend the in person meeting in Moree
at 4:15 on Wednesday 10th September
at Social Co in Balo St here.
Register for the general
webinar here
To get concurrence from the environment minister the NSW DCCEEW are proposing rule changes to access entitlement in the Copeton
Dam Management Zone.
* existing access rules prevent water being taken when there is no visible flow at an individual pump site.
* the proposal is to prevent water being taken when flow is 80 ML/day or less at the Gwydir River at Bundarra Gauge (418008). This rule is
proposed to apply to all access licenses within the management zone.
Register for the Webinar here
To get concurrence from the Environment minister, the NSW DCCEEW are proposing to change access rules in the Moredun Creek Water source.
* existing access rules prevent water being taken when there is no visible flow at an individual pump site.
* proposed access rules prevents water being taken when flow is 80 ML/day or less at the Gwydir River at Bundarra gauge (418008). This rule
is proposed to apply to all access licenses in the water source except for the single Domestic and Stock (Town Water Supply) subcategory
access license which is exempt from access rules and pool rules.
Register for the webinar here
NIC media release.
A new report by the Inspector-General of Water Compliance (IGWC) found: "All 78 SDL resource units assessed for the 2023–2024
water accounting year were found to be compliant."
“The report confirms Sustainable Diversion Limits are being enforced and in fact, water diversions are well under these limits,” said
National Irrigators’ Council CEO, Zara Lowien.
“Getting water use below these Sustainable Diversion Limits was a huge feat, and it means 1 in 3 litres of irrigation water are now out of
production and remain in rivers.”
Please join us for the 2025 GVIA Annual General Meeting.
This is also where we ask for nominations for the GVIA committee. The Committee is elected by members at the AGM, the only requirement is
that the nominated member is a financial member of the Association and that nomination is endorsed by two other members.
Please find included a link to the GVIA Committee Nomination Form. This form must be completed and returned to the GVIA by Tuesday
the 2nd September 2025. Click here to RSVP for this Event through our website
Please find included the latest updated on the three year supplementary volumes from WaterNSW as of Monday the 11th August.
NSWIC July Newsletter includes information on the following:
1. Review of Murray Darling Basin Plan begins
2. Stronger Enforcement and Penalties Bill 2025
3. NRAR enforcement action again BLR user
4. Water for the Environmental Special Account
The NSW Government has declared the Landholder Negotiation Scheme (LNS) as an amendment to the Water Management (General)
Regulation 2018 under
the Water Management Act 2000, accompanied by statutory negotiation guidelines.
The LNS provides the approach the NSW Government will take when negotiating voluntary agreements with landholders affected by future
environmental water deliveries at higher flow levels, or under different regimes, than current operating practice.
An outline of changes made, is provided in the What we heard report released May 2025. View
the What we heard report, new regulation and negotiation guidelines.
Please find included the DCCEEW webinar held on 16 July 2025. Dr Shahadat Chowdhury, manager of Water Allocations, discussed the opening water allocations for the 2025/26 year.
This month we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the creation of the GVIA following a motion from July 1995 proposing to bring
the irrigation associations of Biniguy / Moree Water Users' Association, Carole/Gill Gill Water Users' Association, Copeton / Biniguy Spray
Irrigators' Association, Gwydir Co-operative Ltd and the Mehi / Moomin Water Users' Association together to form the Gwydir Valley
Irrigators Association. The intention was to "employ and take any necessary action to promote the interests of the irrigators in the
Gwydir Valley."
Last week the MDBA released the 2025
Basin Plan Evaluation and the 2025 Sustainable
Rivers Audit.
These are encouraging as it shows progress has been made, but there are still concerns which we are reviewing in partnership with National
Irrigators Council.
The findings and key insights from this Evaluation will be considered alongside other key lines of evidence as part of the 2026 Basin Plan
Review. The Review is an opportunity for the MDBA to consider the evidence, listen to Basin communities and recommend changes to the Basin
Plan.