Details on the central register of water recovery measures

A central register of water recovery measures is required by the Intergovernmental Agreement on addressing water overallocation in the Murray–Darling Basin.

As projects proceed from planning and investigations through to detailed design, construction and implementation, they are represented on different parts of the water recovery register (as shown below). Projects considered to be feasible may be implemented upon advice from the Murray – Darling Basin Ministerial Council.

During this stage, water recovery projects are assessed to determine their suitability, practicality and potential outcomes.
Projects considered feasible progress to the Measure Development stage.

Once a measure has been assessed and entered onto the Developmental Register, it is further developed and refined before being implemented.

Following the process of assessment and development, water recovery measures are entered into the Eligible Measures Register and then approved for implementation.

When implementation of a water recovery measure is complete, the project is entered into the Environmental Water Register, which holds a record of recovered water available for use in delivering ecological outcomes at The Living Murray Icon Sites.

Eligible Measures Register
There are currently seven projects listed on the Eligible Measures Register:

Goulburn Murray Water Recovery Package (Victoria)
Lake Mokoan Water Recovery Package (Victoria)
NSW Water Recovery Package A (NSW)
NSW Water Recovery Package B (NSW)
Securing Government Held Water for Environmental Use (SA)
Pilot Environmental Water Purchase Project (MDBC)
Water Through Efficiency Tender (Australian Government)

Developmental Register
There are currently two projects listed on the Developmental Register:

Shepparton Irrigation Area Modernisation Project (Victoria)
Pilot Allocation Leaseback Measure (MDBC)

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