Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

About the area

The Shepparton Irrigation Region Groundwater Management Area (GMA) falls mostly within the Goulburn-Broken groundwater catchment and partially within the Campaspe groundwater catchment, incorporating the Murray Valley, Shepparton, Central Goulburn and Rochester irrigation areas.

The GMA extends from Echuca in the west to Yarrawonga in the east, with the Murray River as the northern boundary. The southern boundary extends to Murchison.

The water authority responsible for managing groundwater in the Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA is Goulburn-Murray Water.

The Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA Local Management Plan applies to groundwater resources for all formations between the surface and 25 m below the surface.

More information on the GMA can be found on the Goulburn-Murray Water website.

Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}		2021-22	2022-23
Groundwater management area
Shepparton Irrigation Region		Declining	Declining	Stable	Stable	Declining	Stable	Stable	Stable

Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}		2021-22	2022-23
Groundwater management area
Shepparton Irrigation Region		Declining	Declining	Stable	Stable	Declining	Stable	Stable	Stable

Groundwater restrictions

There were no restrictions on licensed use in the Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA in 2022-23.

Entitlements and use

Groundwater is available for licensed (non-urban) supply and for domestic and stock use.

Entitlement volumes

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	185,736	185,574
Total	185,736	185,574

Use type	2021-22 (ML)	2022-23 (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban)	185,736	185,574
Total	185,736	185,574

Available water and use

The table below shows the total water available and used under entitlements, and estimated domestic and stock use in 2022-23. Total water available under entitlements is the sum of opening carryover, allocation issued and the net trade in or out of water.

Estimated domestic and stock use is calculated based on an assumed usage per registered bore per year. In this GMA, 2 ML usage per bore per year is assumed.

More information on groundwater use and availability has been detailed in How we account for groundwater.

Table 3: Available water and use, Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban) ¹	0	185,736	0	185,736	10,817
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	1,826
Total 2022-23	0	185,736	0	185,736	12,643
Total 2021-22	0	185,736	0	185,736	40,807

Use type	Available water (ML)	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban) ¹	0	185,736	0	185,736	10,817
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	1,826
Total 2022-23	0	185,736	0	185,736	12,643
Total 2021-22	0	185,736	0	185,736	40,807

Compliance

Compliance against water entitlements is reported for this groundwater management unit (GMU) in 2 areas:

entitlement issued: that the volume of entitlements issued in the GMU does not exceed relevant permissible consumptive volumes (PCVs) or has not increased without appropriate approvals
water extracted: that the volume of water taken under entitlements during the year does not exceed the total water available to licence holders.

Key points on compliance against entitlements

There is no PCV for the Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA as there is no limit on the total volume of shallow groundwater entitlement available.

Total volume extracted under licences was within the available volume

The total volume extracted under licences (10,817 ML) was within the volume available for the year (185,737 ML).

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA		n/a	185,575	185,737	10,817

Groundwater management unit		PCV	Licensed entitlement (ML)	Water available under licences (ML)	Water taken under licences (ML)
Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA		n/a	185,575	185,737	10,817

Management responsibilities

Management of water in the Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA is undertaken by Goulburn-Murray Water.

Authority	Management responsibilities
Goulburn-Murray Water	Managing groundwater resources. Developing and implementing groundwater management plans. Issuing licences for groundwater use, bore construction, and surface water diversions. Administering water for domestic and stock use.

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Management responsibilities

Goulburn-Murray Water

Managing groundwater resources.

Developing and implementing groundwater management plans.

Issuing licences for groundwater use, bore construction, and surface water diversions.

Administering water for domestic and stock use.

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Groundwater level trends

Table 1: Groundwater level trends, Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

Groundwater restrictions

Entitlements and use

Entitlement volumes

Table 2: Groundwater entitlements at 30 June, Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

Available water and use

Table 3: Available water and use, Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

Compliance

Key points on compliance against entitlements

Total volume extracted under licences was within the available volume

Table 4: PCV vs total entitlement volumes, Shepparton Irrigation Region GMA

Management responsibilities

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Broken GMA

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Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}	2021-22				2022-23
Groundwater management unit ^{1, 2}	Sep-21	Dec-21	Mar-22	Jun-22	Sep-22	Dec-22	Mar-23	Jun-23
Groundwater management area
Shepparton Irrigation Region	Declining	Declining	Stable	Stable	Declining	Stable	Stable	Stable

Use type	Available water (ML)				Water taken (ML)
Use type	Carryover	Licensed volume allocated	Net trade	Total water available	Water taken (ML)
Licensed use (non-urban) ¹	0	185,736	0	185,736	10,817
Domestic & Stock	-	-	-	-	1,826
Total 2022-23	0	185,736	0	185,736	12,643
Total 2021-22	0	185,736	0	185,736	40,807