Understanding other water rights
A water user in Victoria may hold one of the following entitlements, licences or approvals, depending on the circumstances:
- Supply-by-agreement – an agreement between the water corporation and the customer to supply water
- Water allowance – issued by a water corporation to a customer in certain Water Supply Districts
- Private right – a right to take water for stock-and-domestic use only, under section 8 of the Water Act 1989
Get a copy of an individual record
Records of these special entities are kept in the Victorian Water Register in some cases – please check with your water corporation for more information:
- Coliban Water
- Goulburn-Murray Water
- Grampians Wimmera-Mallee Water
- Lower Murray Water
- Melbourne Water
- Southern Rural Water