March 23, 2021
Have your say on possible changes to the Goulburn to Murray trade rule.
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is proposing changes to operating rules and trade rules to ensure that water traded from the Goulburn to the Murray can be delivered without unacceptable impacts on the environment or the reliability of other entitlements.
Delivering water from the Goulburn inter-valley trade account to the Murray system caused significant environmental damage to the lower Goulburn River during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 irrigation seasons.
Visit the Goulburn to Murray trade rule review on the Engage Victoria website to view the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS).
BACKGROUND
Below are a number of articles published to the VRFish website regarding the Goulburn to Murray inter-valley transfers.
2 September 2020 Goulburn Fishery Being Washed Away
7 May 2020 Saving the Lower Goulburn Before it’s Flushed Away
24 December 2019 It’s a River, Not a Water Pipe
HAVE YOUR SAY
DELWP is now seeking community feedback on the preferred option and related implementation plan identified in the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS).
Visit the Goulburn to Murray trade rule review on the Engage Victoria website to view the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS).
Any feedback on the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) should be submitted to DELWP by 30 April at the latest and can be addressed to [email protected].
If you’d like to contribute your views to the VRFish submission, drop us a line at yoursay@vrfish.com.au.
