Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin Program: Border Rivers catchment
Major irrigation areasBorder Rivers catchment
State: Queensland / New South Wales
Water purchased from the Border Rivers catchment can be used to benefit environmental assets in this catchment and downstream
Australian Government water purchases in the QLD Border Rivers catchment
| Catchment | Entitlement Type | Secured Purchases (ML) | Secured Entitlement Purchases - Long Term Average Annual Yield (ML) | Other Purchases - Long Term Average Annual Yield (ML) (3) | Average price paid per trade ($/ML)(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QLD Border Rivers | Medium Security | 6,832 | 2,255 | 2,276 | |
| Unsupplemented | 1,314 | 1,314 | N/A |
Refer to caveats on the 'Purchases Secured under the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin Program as at 31 January 2013' table on the 'Progress of water recovery under the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin program' page.
Where to obtain information on market prices
Information on market prices in New South Wales is available from the New South Wales Department of Water and Energy .
Information on market prices in Queensland is available from the Department of Natural Resources and Water
Private water auction houses or brokers can also provide information on historical entitlement trades.
CSIRO Sustainable Yields Report
Note that the catchment boundaries referred to in this report may not directly align with the catchment boundaries represented on this web site.