ANNUAL NEWSLETTER 2015/16

Kiewa Groundwater Management Area

Kiewa GMA One permanent transfer occurred within the Kiewa Valley management zone for 12 ML of The Kiewa Groundwater Management Area entitlement. (GMA) extends from the Bogong High Plains to No temporary transfers were undertaken in the , including the Kiewa, Kiewa GMA in the 2015/16 season. and Running Creek catchments (map provided overleaf). Groundwater levels Groundwater resources in the GMA are managed Groundwater levels are monitored across the under the Local Management Plan (the Plan) that Kiewa GMA in 16 State observation bores was approved in 2014. (locations shown on map overleaf). Groundwater entitlement and use Groundwater levels at Road show a response to seasonal rainfall and the rise and fall There is currently 3,099 megalitres per year of the . There was no groundwater (ML/yr) of licensed groundwater entitlement in use nearby (Figure 1). the Kiewa GMA. The majority of entitlement is held in the Kiewa Valley management zone Kiewa GMA - Kergunyah Road, Kergunyah (Table 1). -2 8-Aug-16, -0.37 m -1 Table 1 Licensed groundwater entitlement 0 and use in the Kiewa GMA in 2014/15 1 Management Entitlement Use 2 zone (ML/yr) (ML/yr) 3 4 Kiewa Valley 2,294.9 276.8 5 93383 (24.3 - 33.1 m, Shepparton Formation) Running Creek 421.0 12.7 6

Yackandandah 383.1 54.8 (m) DepthSurfaceNaturalBelow

Jan-80 Jan-82 Jan-84 Jan-86 Jan-88 Jan-90 Jan-92 Jan-94 Jan-96 Jan-98 Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16 Total 3,099.0 344.3 Jan-78

Metered use in the Kiewa GMA in 2015/16 was Figure 1 Groundwater levels in Kergunyah 344.3 ML or 11% of total entitlement, compared Where can l get more information? to 4% of total entitlement in 2014/15. You can download a copy of the Kiewa Groundwater trading Groundwater Management Plan from the GMW Customers may transfer entitlement on a website www.gmwater.com.au or call temporary or permanent basis within or between 1800 013 357. zones in the Kiewa GMA provided management zone caps documented in the Plan are not exceeded.

Date & version no; DM #4266323

Date & version no; DM #4266323