Blue Green Algae alert for Green Lake near Horsham

A blue green algae alert has been issued for Green Lake. As a result please refrain from using this lake for recreational activities until further notice. Please see our media release for more information.

Proposed changes to West Wimmera Groundwater Management Area

GWMWater propose to create a larger groundwater management unit that fit aquifer boundaries in line with the Western Region Sustainable Water Strategy and the West Wimmera Groundwater Management Strategy.

Revision to Permanent Water Saving Rules

Effective from 1 am Friday 16 December 2011

Water trading and growth water sales

Information on water trading and growth water sales is now available.

Standard water allowance

Wimmera Mallee Pipeline rural customers will have recently received a letter regarding the inclusion of their standard water allowance in the Victorian Water Register. Customers wishing to round down their standard water allowance have until the end of January 2012 to complete a Rounding down of standard water allowance application form. Please either down load this form or contact our Customer Contact Centre on 1300 659 961 to arrange a form to be sent to you.

Water quality update

We have recently treated town storages at Donald, Rupanyup Wycheproof, Minyip, Beulah, Woomelang, Brim, Jung, Jeparit, Pimpinio, Watchem and Yaapeet with an organic product that binds together particles in the water, assisting them to settle to the bottom of the storage. This has significantly improved the water quality in these towns and we are now extending the program to Ultima, Marnoo, Glenorchy, Lalbert and Lascelles.

For more information, please click here.

Reservoir operating rules

The recent completion of the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline has meant the way some of the Grampians Bulk Water Supply Reservoirs and other in-stream assets are managed in the future will change.

Groundwater Management

Expressions of interest are now being processed for landowner representatives on a newly formed Implementation Committee for the West Wimmera Groundwater Management Area (GMA).