Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association Inc

Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association

The Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association (GVIA) represents in excess of 400 water entitlement holders in the Gwydir Valley.

Our water entitlement holders are some of the most progressive in the world, actively engaged in, and innovating irrigated agriculture. From broadacre crops such as cotton to tree crops such as pecans, oranges and olives, our industry is diverse and productive. We are all acutely aware that reliability of water in the valley is low, and thus strive to Make Every Drop Count for the producer, the community and the environment. Read more about us

FPH storage classification

Yesterday

Some members with FPH licences will not be using all storages in their works approvals to take water when the opportunity occurs. If this is the case you will need to make these storages inactive, now referred to as "classified as not taking licensed water".
These storages can be made active into the future if your situation changes. Please read the guide, and or watch the video.
Please follow the link included. Scroll down to the section Amend the works as not taking FPH water

Amend - To ensure your approval is correct, it's your responsibility to confirm that your approval matches the works listed.
Select Works that are classified as not taking licensed water
To classify your work as not taking licensed water (water supply work or floodplain harvesting), please login or register in the Customer Portal and complete the ‘Amend the status of your work’ form.

Please note: There may already be a pre-populated status for your work in the Customer Portal based on our records. If there isn’t a status pre-populated or the status selected is incorrect, please select the correct classification to describe your work.

Further information:

Classification of Works

Yesterday

Entitlement holders in the Gwydir will have received letters regarding works Classifications. We have requested that additional information be provided to you to assist in completing the classification of works. In preparation, we suggest you register on the WaterNSW customer portal.

Customers will receive an email confirmation whether you are approved, rejected or require further information to complete the registration.
If the approval or licence belongs to a Business, you will need to create a business profile using the manage business function in your customer portal. A video guide is available here
WaterNSW will merge existing approvals and licences onto your profile in the portal, this may take up to 5 days
Customers will then receive an email notification to review and approve the LNK case in your profile, if something doesn’t look right, reply back to the email asap to have it rectified
The portal will provide all the necessary information (work ID, WAL, Works Approval etc).
Customers will also be able to see a map showing where the works are currently located.
If you need assistance, you can book a phone appointment with the WaterNSW team by clicking here or call 1300 662 077. You can also email licensing@waternsw.com.au for specific questions or assistance

MDBA consultation

30 Mar

The MDBA will be meeting with community outside Brookers Trading on Balo St for 2-4pm on Monday 30th March

The GVIA will be hosting the MDBA at our office at 10:00 am on Tuesday 31st March - Please join us.

The key messages are detailed in the attached file. In summary
- No Rule Changes, compulsory acquisition is not appropriate
- No more water from Agriculture, 72% of water is already for the environment
- Community supported constraints must be completed, the NSW government must be held accountable
- Complementary measures such as carp control must be implemented
- Infrastructure must be updated at Menindee and to provide critical needs
- Socio-economic impacts must be recognised appropriately
- The Gwydir SDL do not need adjusting

Building a secure future for members, the environment and the Gwydir Valley community through irrigated agriculture