About 50 people turned out to four drop-in sessions run by the water authority during the week, in the Boort, Katunga and Picola districts.
G-MW said the Loddon and Murray Valley districts were the most likely to require rationing, as water demand continued to be high.
G-MW has delivered 862,440 megalitres of water to irrigators during the 2024-25 irrigation season so far, compared to the average amount of water delivered to irrigators by this stage of the season (over the past 10 years) of 481,000 Ml.
In January, G-MW delivered 167,577 Ml of water to irrigators.
G-MW Water Delivery Services general manager Warren Blyth said irrigation demand had continued to be at above average levels throughout January and into February.
“This is likely due to ongoing dry conditions and high water availability,” Mr Blyth said.
“The likelihood of parts of our delivery network entering a rationing cycle remains high, particularly with February to May being the period of the irrigation season where orders tend to peak.”
G-MW has said water delivery may be limited but not cut off.
The authority may implement scheduling measures to fit irrigation orders within the system’s limits in the form of rationing.
Lake Eildon, the primary Goulburn River storage, is holding 76 per cent of capacity.
Downstream, Goulburn system irrigators are accessing 100 per cent of their allocation.
Murray irrigators have 100 per cent of their allocation and the biggest storage, Dartmouth is holding 87 per cent of capacity.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting rainfall in the typical range for March to May for much of southern Australia.
Northern Victoria may get a shower on Thursday, February 13.
Customers with any questions about rationing can contact G-MW on 1800 013 357.
More information about rationing, including a calculator that allows people to see how much water they will be entitled to under different rationing scenarios, can be found on G-MW’s website at: www.g-mwater.com.au/rationing
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