The latest seasonal allocations for February 2022 have been announced by the Storage Manager.

Despite a series of storm events, no inflow was recorded to reservoirs during January due to catchment areas being very dry. A small improvement in the volume available for allocation resulted from rainfall on reservoirs causing evaporation loss during January to be lower than forecast.

The volume allocated to the System Reserve increased from 12,400 megalitres to 14,150 megalitres this month. Bulk entitlement rules require a total of 15,000 megalitres to be allocated to the System Reserve once Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product entitlements reach 57% allocation. Allocations for Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Product entitlements remain at 57% this month, and the Glenelg River Compensation Flow entitlement remains at 1% allocation. No allocation has been possible to Recreation, Wetlands or Commonwealth Environmental entitlements.