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
Water Trading Strategy 2024-25 now online
Our Water Trading Strategy sets out how we will use our water allocation – for example, how much allocation we will sell and when. The strategy also highlights any purchasing of water share which may be undertaken in a season.
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$550,000 State funding for new LMW Rural Masterplan
The Board of Lower Murray Water (LMW) has announced it will be conducting a review of its rural and irrigation services and setting a new Rural Masterplan for its Nyah to SA Border region.
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Dethridge wheel community art project progress update
Lower Murray Water launched the Dethridge Community Art project in response to the community’s sentimental attachment to the water wheels that have been retired as part of our water savings program.
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