Trading water in regional Queensland is now easier and more transparent thanks to a new online portal.
The Waterexchange platform provides customers with immediate access to real-time information about available water allocations, transaction history and costs.
Sunwater is the first water provider in Queensland to use the tool and has placed its available allocations on the exchange.
Sunwater Chief Executive Officer Nicole Hollows has encouraged water customers to also consider undertaking their trading activities on the publicly available platform.
“With drought conditions still affecting much of the state, it is important water users have visibility of unsold water allocations, particularly seasonal trades,” she said.
“Increasing market transparency
will lead to better utilisation of water throughout the state and we hope that moving
our activities to the online platform will assist in achieving this goal.”
Customers can set up personalised portals on the platform, making it easy to
buy or sell orders, bid on water
auctions and keep track of trades.
Trading activities are confidential, however, data relating to pricing and
volumes are publicly available.
“We have received a lot of feedback about the water trading process and believe this user-friendly tool is a great solution that will benefit all customers,” Ms Hollows said.
Waterexchange is Australia’s largest independent trading
platform, providing opportunities for customers across Sunwater’s 23 water
supply schemes.
Sunwater’s seasonal allocations for the 2019/2020 water year, are
available on the following unique webpage: www.ruralcowater.com.au/sunwater
Users must register a new water trading account before trading can commence.
For enquiries regarding water accounts, customers can access information at Sunwater Online or call 13 15 89.
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