Pre-season announcements
Our first allocation statement for the upcoming 2021-22 water year is now available.
The projected minimum opening allocation for SA River Murray irrigators for the 2021-22 water year is 82 per cent.
Projections show that in every scenario other than the worst-case and extreme dry, the opening allocation on 1 July 2021 is likely to be 100 per cent.
| |
Worst case |
Extreme dry |
Very dry |
Average |
Wet |
| Projected Class 3 (High Security) allocation on 1 July 2021 |
82% |
98% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Carryover will not be available in 2021-22. With the projected minimum opening allocation being greater than 50 percent, the carryover trigger for 2021-22 has not been met. This means that any water volumes rolled over from a previous year will no longer be available.
Read more about private carryover
2020-21 Current allocations
Minimum water allocations in 2020-21 for South Australian Class 3 (High Security) and Class 8 entitlement holders reached 100 per cent from 17 August 2020.
Now that allocations for 2020-21 have reached 100 per cent, water allocation statements will no longer be issued relating to the 2020-21 water year.
| Date |
Licence category |
Allocations |
Allocation statement |
Allocation announcement |
| 17 August 2020 |
Class 1 (stock and domestic) |
100% |
NA |
Announcement |
| Class 2 (country towns) |
77% |
| Class 3 (High Security) |
100% |
| Class 5 (industrial and dairy) |
100% |
| Metropolitan Adelaide |
50% |
| Class 8 (environmental land management) |
100% |
| 3 August 2020 |
Class 1 (stock and domestic) |
100% |
Statement |
Announcement |
| Class 2 (country towns) |
77% |
| Class 3 (High Security) |
81% |
| Class 5 (industrial and dairy) |
100% |
| Metropolitan Adelaide |
50% |
| Class 8 (environmental land management) |
81% |
| 15-16 July 2020 |
Class 1 (stock and domestic) |
100% |
Statement |
Announcement |
| Class 2 (country towns) |
77% |
| Class 3 (High Security) |
77% |
| Class 5 (industrial and dairy) |
100% |
| Metropolitan Adelaide |
50% |
| Class 8 (environmental land management) |
100% |
| 1 July 2020 |
Class 1 (stock and domestic) |
100% |
Statement |
Announcement |
| Class 2 (country towns) |
68% |
| Class 3 (High Security) |
54% |
| Class 5 (industrial and dairy) |
100% |
| Metropolitan Adelaide |
50% |
| Class 8 (environmental land management) |
54% |
| 15 June 2020 |
Class 1 (stock and domestic) |
100% |
Statement |
Announcement |
| Class 3 (High Security) |
40% |
| Class 5 (industrial and dairy) |
100% |
| Class 8 (environmental land management) |
40% |
| 15 May 2020 |
Class 1 (stock and domestic) |
100% |
Statement |
Announcement |
| Class 3 (High Security) |
8% |
| Class 5 (industrial and dairy) |
100% |
| Class 8 (environmental land management) |
8% |
| 15 April 2020 |
Class 1 (stock and domestic) |
100% |
Statement |
Announcement |
| Class 3 (High Security) |
2% |
| Class 5 (industrial and dairy) |
100% |
| Class 8 (environmental land management) |
2% |
See historical allocations.
Murray-Darling Basin rainfall outlook
Rainfall, inflows and temperatures are highly variable across the Murray-Darling Basin. The last three years have been predominately dry. However, as we also saw during the Millennium Drought, conditions can change quickly.
Check the Bureau of Meteorology’s Murray-Darling Basin rainfall outlook.
Information to help you plan
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