Use of Murrumbidgee At the start of July 2016, it is expected that there will be around 100 GL in the Murrumbidgee Valley Account (from net trade out of the valley). The Valley Account Murrumbidgee Valley Account water will be called by MDBA throughout the water year as required, typically between the months of November and April. If conditions early in 2016–17 are dry Murrumbidgee Valley Account water may be called earlier than November. If there are significant volumes of trade to the Murray then the MDBA will liaise closely with NSW in regard to delivery rates and timing. It is possible that environmental water may be traded through the Murrumbidgee account and delivered at Balranald. In this event, the environmental trade volume would be called immediately upon the water being traded in and so would have a zero net effect on total volumes held within the Murrumbidgee account. Operation of Weir Possible operational Possible operational Possible operational Some flood Some flood Flood operations. pools manipulations at all manipulations at all manipulations at all operations. Possible operations. Possible Possible operational (see Section 5.3 weirs. weirs. operational operational manipulations at all for details) manipulations at all manipulations at all weirs. weirs. weirs. Lake Victoria Spilling between Normal levels but may Normal levels but may Normal levels but may Spilling between July Spilling between July Operating Strategy August and not fill not fill not fill and October and December Cultural Heritage September All scenarios: Operations will need to minimise the length of time that the Lake Victoria level is high. Lake levels will need to be consistent with the LVOS. Under wetter scenarios it may be possible to hold Lake Victoria at lower levels, if unregulated flows to South Australia are persisting. Lake Victoria 250 GL Expected to require Expected to require Expected to require May require additional Able to be met Able to be met reserve at end May additional release additional release additional release release from upper 2016 (Section 6.5) from upper storages. from upper storages. from upper storages. storages. Likely to be May not be able to be May not be able to be May not be able to be able to be met. met. met. met.
Use of Murrumbidgee Valley Account At the start of July 2016, it is expected that there will be around 100 GL in the Murrumbidgee Valley Account (from net trade out of the valley). The Murrumbidgee Valley Account water will be called by MDBA throughout the water year as required, typically between the months of November and April. If conditions early in 2016–17 are dry Murrumbidgee Valley Account water may be called earlier than November. If there are significant volumes of trade to the Murray then the MDBA will liaise closely with NSW in regard to delivery rates and timing. It is possible that environmental water may be traded through the Murrumbidgee account and delivered at Balranald. In this event, the environmental trade volume would be called immediately upon the water being traded in and so would have a zero net effect on total volumes held within the Murrumbidgee account. Operation of Weir pools (see Section 5.3 for details) Possible operational manipulations at all Possible operational manipulations at all weirs. Possible operational manipulations at all weirs. Some flood operations. Possible operational manipulations at all weirs. Some flood operations. Possible operational manipulations at all weirs. Flood operations. Possible operational manipulations at all weirs. Lake Victoria Operating Strategy Cultural Heritage Normal levels but may not fill Normal levels but may not fill Normal levels but may not fill Spilling between August and September Spilling between July and October Spilling between July and December All scenarios: Operations will need to minimise the length of time that the Lake Victoria level is high. Lake levels will need to be consistent with the LVOS. Under wetter scenarios it may be possible to hold Lake Victoria at lower levels, if unregulated flows to South Australia are persisting. Lake Victoria 250 GL reserve at end May 2016 (Section 6.5) Expected to require additional release from upper storages. May not be able to be met. Expected to require additional release from upper storages. May not be able to be met. Expected to require additional release from upper storages. May not be able to be met. May require additional release from upper storages. Likely to be able to be met. Able to be met Able to be met