System Management Instruments
System Management Instruments
There are three main instruments of appointment for managing systems in Victoria specified under the Water Act 1989: resource manager, storage manager, and seasonal determination appointments.
Resource manager
The Minister for Water has appointed resource managers under section 43A(1)(b) of the Water Act 1989. The obligations conferred on resource managers by these instruments differ to allow for the flexibility required in managing diverse and unique entitlements. Typically, the key role of a resource manager is to manage the compliance of bulk entitlement holders with their entitlements.
Resource manager instruments of appointment
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Resource Manager - DSE - Moorabool Barwon & Otway Basins 1997(PDF - 195 Kb)Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
Resource Manager - GWMW - Wimmera Mallee 2010(PDF - 256 Kb)Goulburn Murray Water
Resource Manager - G-MW - Campaspe 2005(PDF - 52 Kb)Resource Manager - G-MW - Goulburn 2010(PDF - 175 Kb)Resource Manager - G-MW - Kiewa 2012(PDF - 43 Kb)Resource Manager - G-MW - Loddon 2012(PDF - 61 Kb)Resource Manager - G-MW - Murray 2010(PDF - 207 Kb)Resource Manager & Storage Operator - GMW - Broken 2004(PDF - 55 Kb)Resource Manager & Storage Operator - G-MW - Ovens 2004(PDF - 51 Kb)Melbourne Water
Resource Manager - MW - Yarra Thomson Bunyip Maribyrnong 2012(PDF - 98 Kb)Southern Rural Water
Resource Manager - SRW - Werribee Gippsland basins 2012(PDF - 93 Kb)Storage manager
The Minister for Water has appointed storage managers under section 122ZK of the Water Act 1989. The obligations conferred on storage managers by these instruments differ between water supply systems to allow for the flexibility required in managing different water storages. The functions and responsibilities of Melbourne Water Corporation are outlined in Section 171B of the Water Act 1989 so there is no storage manager appointment for the Melbourne Headworks System.
Storage manager instruments of appointment
Coliban Water
Storage Manager - CW - Coliban 2005(PDF - 122 Kb)Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water
Appointment of GWMWater Corporation as Storage Manager for the Willaura Headworks_2012(PDF - 95 Kb)Storage Manager - GWMW - Wimmera Mallee 2014(PDF - 1012 Kb)Goulburn Murray Water
Resource Manager & Storage Operator - GMW - Broken 2004(PDF - 55 Kb)Resource Manager & Storage Operator - G-MW - Ovens 2004(PDF - 51 Kb)Storage Manager - G-MW - Bullarook 2011(PDF - 81 Kb)Storage Manager - G-MW - Goulburn 2010(PDF - 180 Kb)Storage Operator - G-MW - Eppalock 2005(PDF - 177 Kb)Storage Operator - G-MW - Loddon 2005(PDF - 410 Kb)Southern Rural Water
Storage Manager - SRW - Latrobe 2013(PDF - 2494 Kb)Storage Manager- SRW- Macalister 2011(PDF - 89 Kb)Storage Operator - SRW - Maribyrnong 2005(PDF - 92 Kb)Storage Operator - SRW - Werribee 2005(PDF - 347 Kb)Seasonal determinations
The Water Act 1989 allows the Minister for Water to appoint an authority to be responsible for making seasonal determinations in respect of declared water systems under section 64GA. The appointed water corporation is required to determine and publicly announce the water that is available in that system for each entitlement type.
Seasonal determinations instruments of appointment
Goulburn-Murray Water’s appointment includes the Broken, Bullarook, Goulburn, Loddon, Campaspe, Murray and Ovens declared water systems.
Appointment GMW Seasonal determinations(PDF - 116 Kb)
Southern Rural Water’s appointment includes the Thomson/Macalister and Werribee declared water systems.
Appointment SRW Seasonal determinations(PDF - 120 Kb)