Irrigation services
Our services for rural irrigation customers – including domestic and stock; information on ordering water and managing your water allocation and entitlements.
How can we help you today?
Licencing
You need a licence to use your rural water, even if you already have a water entitlement or allocation. We manage water licences for the Victorian Government.
Salinity zone mapping
Specific areas in our region are located in a salinity impact zone and are subject to salinity impact charges.
Water use compliance and enforcement
Rules, rights and obligations for rural water users in Victoria, and fines for not following these rules.
Water quality and treatment
We carefully monitor water quality to make sure it’s safe to drink and use for domestic and stock, irrigation and recreation purposes.
Latest news
Irrigators have their say on future Rural Water Services
In September 2026, more than 50 rural irrigators and stock and domestic customers joined LMW at four BBQ and discussion events across Red Cliffs, Mildura, Merbein and Millewa.
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Overuse of water and unauthorised take policies
As the irrigation season commences, we remind our customers of the legal requirements to maintain a positive water allocation account (ABA) balance.
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Rural Masterplan 2050 – Strategic Pathways – Now available (Sep 2026)
Lower Murray Water has now released the new summary version of the completed Rural Masterplan.
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