30 June 2026
The VEWH has released the Allocation Water Trading Strategy 2026-27, an overview of the allocation water trading activities the VEWH may carry out in 2026-27 across Victorian water systems covered in the seasonal watering plan, and interstate.
The strategy provides transparency around the VEWH’s potential trade decisions and a ‘no surprises’ approach to environmental allocation water trading activity.
Key features of the Allocation Water Trading Strategy 2026-27 are:
- Current analysis completed by the VEWH indicates there will be no allocation water available for commercial sales in 2026-27.
- Potential purchases of allocation to meet environmental water supply deficits in the Loddon, Broken, and Maribyrnong systems.
- Investigate options to acquire water in the Moorabool system.
- VEWH will make numerous administrative trades to facilitate the delivery of environmental water across Victoria, make return flows available to environmental water managers for delivery in South Australia, to manage carryover requirements for 2027-28 and if receiving water donations.
Possible sale of carryover space, allowing buyers to place their allocation water in a VEWH allocation account.
Details of individual commercial trade decisions will be provided on the News section of the VEWH website.
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