New standards and systems from 1 July 2026
New data standards and systems, following changes to the Water Act 2007, include:
- water markets data standards – improving the transparency and availability of data provided to the Bureau
- water data hub – a digital platform for national water data management
- water markets website – allowing access to near real-time water market updates.
These changes are part of the Australian Government's water market reforms. For more about the reforms, see Reforms, standards and systems on this page.
Latest updates
Stakeholder feedback report available
We engaged with organisations that may need to provide water markets information to us under the water markets data standards.
You can read a summary of their feedback in the Overview of stakeholder engagement and feedback report (October 2024).
Engagement
We are working closely with:
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Inspector General of Water Compliance.
We have also completed 2 rounds of engagement with stakeholders affected by the new water markets data reporting requirements in the Murray–Darling Basin.
Reforms, standards and systems