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Presentation overview Drivers leading to a future with less water

Presentation overview Drivers leading to a future with less water Management of water resources in the MDB Water for the Future initiatives assisting with the transition Water market reform Investments in more efficient delivery and use Environmental water purchase program. River Health.

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Presentation overview Drivers leading to a future with less water

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  1. Presentation overview • Drivers leading to a future with less water • Management of water resources in the MDB • Water for the Future initiatives assisting with the transition • Water market reform • Investments in more efficient delivery and use • Environmental water purchase program

  2. River Health Warrego Good Moderate Poor Condamine Very Poor Border Rivers Paroo Gwydir Castlereagh Namoi Macquarie Darling Lachlan Lower Murray Murrumbidgee Avoca Murray Central Upper Murray Broken Wimmera Loddon Kiewa Campaspe Ovens Mitta Mitta Goulburn

  3. CSIRO (2008) Water Availability in the Murray-Darling Basin Impact of climate change on average surface water availability

  4. Summary of CSIRO Sustainable Yields median climate change scenarios

  5. Trade enables irrigators to adjust to: • Seasonal conditions • Economic pressures • New business risks • New water application technologies

  6. Commitment to improved water trading arrangements • Faster trade processing times • National Water Market System • Reforming trade barriers • Water market, charge and trading rules

  7. Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure ($5.8b) • Restoring the Balance in the Basin ($3.1 billion) • National Urban Water and Desalination Plan ($1 billion) • Water Smart Australia ($937 million) • Driving Reform in the Basin (DEWHA and ACCC) ($646 million) • Improving Water Information (BOM) ($447 million) • National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns ($256 million) • National Rainwater and Greywater Initiatives ($250 million) • Raising National Water Standards (NWC) ($214 million) • Living Murray Initiative ($185 million) • Great Artesian Basin ($85 million) • Northern Australia Futures ($20 million)

  8. Vic $1.103b NSW PIIOP $650m IMPA $5m SA PIP $110m SA $420M Hot-spots $23m On-Farm $300m Strengthening Basin Communities $200m QLD $160m SA and QLD Water Purchase (RtB) $430m NSW $708m ACT $85m

  9. Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin (RtB) Objective: to achieve a permanent re-balancing of the system, by purchasing water entitlements from willing sellers • $3.1 billion over 10 years • Environmental water recovery program focussed on purchasing water for high priority environmental needs

  10. * Columns may not tally due to rounding

  11. Lower Balonne No purchases – waiting for ROP to be finalised Gwydir 18% of total purchases 92% of expenditure in high priority catchments Macquarie 7% of total purchases Southern Connected System 67%of total purchases (NSW 25.6%) (Vic 34.7%) (SA 6.9%)

  12. RtB has added depth to the water market – an additional selling option! • Use of sale proceeds- in descending order….. • Retire debt • Reinvest on-farm • Continue farming - invest off-farm • Exit farming • Also smooths the transition to new water sharing arrangements expected under Basin Plan

  13. Change is inevitable! • The Water for the Future initiative is smoothing the path by pursuing: • Water market reforms • Better infrastructure • Purchasing environmental water

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