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February allocations for the 2025/26 water year have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Limited inflow and high evaporative losses from storages during the resource period limited any improvement in the overall resource position. Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product (WMPP) entitlements remain at 28% allocation. Additionally, no allocation was possible to Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetland and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements.
Future increasing in allocation will be contingent on new water entering the system through inflow or realised evaporative / transfer losses on the system less than the assessment provision.
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January allocations for the 2025/26 water year have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Limited inflow and high evaporative losses from storages during the resource period limited any improvement in the overall resource improvement. Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product (WMPP) entitlements remain at 28% allocation. Additionally, no allocation was possible to Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetland and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements.
Future increasing in allocation will be contingent on new water entering the system through inflow or realised evaporative / transfer losses on the system less than the assessment provision.
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December allocations for the 2025/26 water year have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product (WMPP) entitlements increased from 19% to 28% allocation. Additionally, no allocation was possible to Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetland and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements.
Above average rainfall and modest inflow during November increased WMPP allocations to 28% for 2025/26 water year. The first stage system reserve of 20 GL was also achieved through the December resource assessment, resulting in all remaining available water going towards entitlement allocations.
Future increasing in allocation will be contingent on new water entering the system through inflow or realised evaporative / transfer losses on the system less than the assessment provision.
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November allocations for the 2025/26 water year have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product (WMPP) entitlements increased from 12%to 19% allocation. Additionally, no allocation was possible to Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetland and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements.
Modest inflow during October helped to increase WMPP allocations to 19% for 2025/26 water year. An additional 6.4 GL of water resource was also secured for the system reserve. The July – October period has historically represented the main inflow period for the system, with 75% of all historical inflow recorded during that period.
Future increasing in allocation will be contingent on new water entering the system through inflow or realised evaporative / transfer losses on the system less than the assessment provision.
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October allocations for the 2025/26 water year have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product (WMPP) entitlements increased from 7% to 12% allocation. Additionally, no allocation was possible to Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetland and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements.
Modest inflow during September helped to increase WMPP allocations to 12% for 2025/26 water year. An additional 3.9 GL of water resource was also secured for the system reserve.
Future increasing in allocation will be contingent on new water entering the system through inflow or realised evaporative / transfer losses on the system less than the assessment provision.
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September allocations for the 2025/26 water year have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product (WMPP) entitlements increased from 2% to 7% allocation. Additionally, no allocation was possible to Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetland and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements.
Modest inflow during August helped to increase WMPP allocations to 7% for 2025/26 water year. An additional 3.9 GL of water resource was also secured for the system reserve.
Future increasing in allocation will be contingent on new water entering the system through inflow or realised evaporative / transfer losses on the system less than the assessment provision.
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August allocations for the 2025/26 water year have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product entitlements increased from 0% to 2% allocation. Additionally, no allocation was possible to Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetland and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements.
Modest inflow during July helped erased the system operating shortfall and secure all expected transfer losses for the 2025/26 water year. With losses secured, remaining available water was able to be allocated to the first tier of entitlements and secure 2.5 GL towards the system reserve.
Future increasing in allocation will be contingent on new water entering the system through inflow or realised evaporative / transfer losses on the system less than the assessment provision.
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Opening allocations for the 2025/26 water year have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product entitlements will open at 0% allocation. Additionally, no allocation was possible to Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetland and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements. System inflow for the 2024/25 water year was the second lowest on record, dating back to 1900, with a total of 29,310 ML (14.7% of the historic average).
Poor inflow over the previous 12 months and insufficient system reserve to secure system operating losses for the 2025/26 water year resulted in a small system shortfall. Until this shortfall can be erased by new water entering system, no allocation will be made available to entitlement holders. Entitlement holders will be able to utilise existing carryover held in the system to satisfy immediate demand.
Future increasing in allocation will be contingent on new water entering the system through inflow or realised evaporative / transfer losses on the system less than the assessment provision.
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The latest seasonal allocations for May 2025 have been announced by the Storage Manager.
There was no measurable inflow recorded to storages during April, with year to date inflow dropping to 14.9% of the historical average. No inflow and net evaporation consistent with assessment provisions resulted in no new resource being identified through the May resource assessment.
Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product entitlements remain at 19% allocation. No allocation has been possible yet to the following: the Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetlands and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements. In addition, a total of 16.9 GL has been allocated to the system reserve for the next water year.
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The latest seasonal allocations for April 2025 have been announced by the Storage Manager.
Inflow to reservoirs during March totalled 940 ML (excluding Taylors Lake), or approximately 52% of the historic long-term monthly average. Persistent dry catchment conditions have significantly limited inflow to storages, with only small resource improvements identified. This improvement was sufficient to provide a small increase in allocations.
Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product entitlements increased by 1% to 19% allocation. No allocation has been possible yet to the following: the Glenelg River Compensation Flow, Recreation, Wetlands and Commonwealth Environmental entitlements. In addition, a total of 16.9 GL has been allocated to the system reserve for the next water year.