A Horticultural Netting Infrastructure Grants information session will be held at the Renmark Club TOMORROW, Wednesday 1 July from 4:30pm. Tony Pasin MP will also be attending the Club. Please RSVP to Tim Grieger (Summerfruit SA) at 0409 099 122.
Horticultural Netting Infrastructure Grants
Recently, the Horticultural Netting Infrastructure Grants were announced in an effort to help primary producers in the Riverland and Adelaide Hills/Greater Adelaide region fund the purchase and installation of new netting or the replacement of any damaged netting over land used to grow horticulture crops. Please click here for more information from PIRSA.
Opening Allocations Video
This short ‘River Murray Water Resources – Opening Allocations’ video explains the latest weather outlook and the latest water allocation updates and projections as of 15 June 2020.
*** The opening allocation for South Australian River Murray water users will be 40 percent ***
On 15 June 2020, the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) has announced that the opening allocation for the 2020-21 water year will be 40 percent.
The updated projections indicate that even if an extreme dry scenario plays out over the next six months, South Australian Class 3 (High Security) allocations are projected to reach 100 per cent by November 2020. In other words, allocations are projected to reach 100 per cent if inflow conditions in 2020-21 correspond to or are better than the worst five per cent of years in the recent historical record.
The full announcement and South Australia’s Water Allocation statement can be found here.
*** Trust Office open to the public ***
Please help us by observing social distancing measures, including 1.5m spacing and observing the ‘crosses’ on the office floor for guidance, as well as paying by contactless payment (card where possible) and using the hand sanitiser.
Welcome back!
*** Trust Office (window) Open to Customers ***
The Trust Office is now open to customers via our COVID-19 conscious window service… This means you can attend the Trust Office and speak to our friendly staff in person with any enquiries/to tend to account matters.
We look forward to (hopefully) opening our doors in the near future.
Thank you all for your patience to date.
*** Disruption to water supply on Kulkyne and Ontario – UPDATE ***
Water supply servicing properties on Kulkyne, Ontario, and some intersecting streets to resume this afternoon.
Thank you for your understanding.
*** Disruption to water supply on Kulkyne and Ontario ***
Due to an incident on Friday, water supply servicing properties on both Kulkyne, Ontario, and some intersecting streets is currently shut down.
There are some complexities to the fix required, requiring a bespoke part to be engineered, and the Trust team is working on solutions ASAP.
At this stage, it is anticipated that water supply will resume at some stage on Wednesday evening. An update will be provided if this timeline changes as well as when water supply resumes.
Thank you for your understanding.
Minimum opening 2020-21 allocations now 8%
On 15 May 2020, the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) has announced that the minimum projected Class 3 (High Security) and Class 8 opening allocation for the 2020-21 water year has been increased to 8 percent.
Despite this very low minimum opening allocation, improvements across the water year are also expected. How quickly and by how much allocations improve depends on future rainfall, where and when it occurs and how much runoff then makes its way into Southern Basin storages. Most inflows to the River Murray System historically occur between July and October, so the main inflow season is yet to arrive.
The full announcement and South Australia’s Water Allocation statement can be found on the DEW website here.
PIRSA Webinar – Water Market Fundamentals – how to make it work for you
Primary Industries and Regions South Australia presents an online workshop designed to assist South Australian irrigators to gain confidence in successfully navigating the River Murray water market. This workshop will offer simple and practical strategies to assist irrigators in planning and achieving better outcomes for their businesses.
The workshop will specifically focus on the South Australian water market and be delivered by independent water market experts Marsden Jacob Associates. The workshop will address fundamental concepts, terms and topics, including exploring wider market opportunities for buying and selling across the South Australian, New South Wales and Victorian water markets.
Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Time: 12.30pm – 2.30pm ACST
Location: Online webinar
RSVP: Register to attend the event at
https://zoom.us/…/r…/2615886656322/WN_o53m6cHnRGSdGERARj9alQ or contact Tarsha McGregor, Project Officer by phone on 0428 105 396.