Buy/Sell Water

Water is an asset that can be sold temporarily (allocation trade) or permanently (entitlement trade). As the owner of the bulk water licence, CIT is party to all transactions undertaken by CIT customers.

See below for forms or call the office on 8580 7100 to talk with our Water Trading Officer.

Temporary trade between CIT accounts

To temporarily trade water between CIT accounts, the following form must be completed:

T1 – Application for Temporary Trade of Water Allocation 24-25Download

Trade water between a CIT account and a Private Licence

To temporarily trade water between a CIT account and a Private Licence, the following forms must be completed:

T1 – Application for Temporary Trade of Water Allocation 24-25Download
DEW A1Download

Permanent Trade

To permanently trade water, the following forms must be completed:

T2 – Application for Permanent Trade of Irrigation RightsDownload
T1 – Application for Temporary Trade of Water Allocation 24-25Download
T3 – Statutory Declaration 24-25Download
T4 – Notice of Consent 24-25Download

If you are selling the permanent water ‘wet’ (ie with the seasonal allocation), you also need to complete the temporary trade form as well:

T1 – Application for Temporary Trade of Water Allocation 24-25Download

CIT runs a Water Exchange service to facilitate the sale and purchase of tradeable rights