GOULBURN Valley Water’s official water outlook has confirmed that water restrictions are unlikely in 2025 and that drinking water supplies were in a stable position for the region.
According to the updated water security outlook, published on GVW’s website on Thursday, 19 December, only one of the 54 towns supplied by 13 river, creek, and groundwater supply systems has any chance of experiencing water restrictions during 2025.
GVW managing director Steve Capewell said a number of fortunate factors had been considered in the analysis, including strong storage levels and wetter catchments following the spring 2022 floods.
“All of the northern region’s water supply systems – the Murray River, Goulburn River, Seven Creeks, Nine Mile Creek, and Katunga’s groundwater have a very rare likelihood of restrictions,” Dr Capewell said.
“The Delatite and Upper Delatite River, Brewery Creek, Steavenson River, Yea River, and the Sunday Creek systems also have positive supply outlooks.”
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GVW’s Annual Water Outlook is calculated from water demand projections, population growth predictions, climate modelling, and two-year forecast graphs.
The outlook was bolstered further by AgVic’s December 2024 to February 2025 outlook projecting average to above average rainfall conditions.
Dr Capewell said every five years Goulburn Valley Water produced an Urban Water Strategy to plan for short, medium and long term water availability and wastewater demand.
“The 2027 strategy will create more opportunities for the use of recycled water, which was a preference outlined by our customers during engagement for the development of the 2022 Urban Water Strategy,” he said.
Projects in the current strategy include a raw water pipeline in Mansfield.
The Annual Water Outlook can be found at www.gvwater.vic.gov.au
