Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2016 (NSW)
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In accordance with section 48 of the Water Management Act 2000, the Minister must take all reasonable steps to give effect to the provisions of this Plan when exercising functions under the Act.
In accordance with section 49 of the Water Management Act 2000, public authorities must also have regard to the provisions of this Plan to the extent they apply to the public authority.
The Minister may amend this Plan at any time under section 45 of the Water Management Act 2000, including if satisfied it is in the public interest to do so, or in such circumstances, in relation to such matters and to such extent as Part 12 provides.
This Plan is the Water
Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source
2016 (
This Plan is made under section 50 of the Water Management Act 2000 (
This Plan is a plan for water sharing and generally deals with the matters set out in sections 20 and 21 of the Act, as well as other sections of the Act.
Where a provision of this Plan is made for the purposes of another section of the Act, the section is referred to in the notes to this Plan.
This Plan commences on 1 July 2016.
In accordance with section 43 of the Act, this Plan will have effect for 10 years from 1 July 2016. The Minister may extend this Plan for a further period of 10 years after it is due to expire, in accordance with section 43A of the Act.
Under the Intergovernmental Agreement on Implementing Water Reform in the Murray-Darling Basin and the associated National Partnership Agreement, NSW has agreed to develop water resource plans for Murray-Darling Basin water resources consistent with the requirements of the Basin Plan. This Plan was amended in 2022, partly to meet NSW commitments under these agreements. Certain provisions of this Plan form part of the water resource plan for the Murrumbidgee surface water resource plan area.
This Plan applies to the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source within the Murrumbidgee Water Management Area
The Murrumbidgee Water Management Area and the Murray Water Management Area were constituted by Ministerial order made under section 11 of the Act and published in the NSW Government Gazette No 180 on 23 November 2001 at page 9389.
Subject to subclause (3), the water in the water source consists of—
(a) the water between the banks of all rivers and parts of rivers that have been declared by the Minister to be regulated rivers, from Burrinjuck Dam water storage and Blowering Dam water storage downstream to the junction of Billabong Creek and the Edward River, and the junction of the Murrumbidgee River and the Murray River, and
(b) the water occurring naturally on the surface of the ground or in rivers, lakes and wetlands in the area marked as Lowbidgee shown on the Plan Map called Plan Map (WSP027_Version 2), Lowbidgee of the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2020 (
the Plan Map ) held by the Department.
The water source does not include water in the following—
(a) Pee Vee Creek,
(b) Lake Tala,
(c) Five Mile Lagoon.
The Murrumbidgee Water Management Area Regulated River Order was made by the Minister and published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No 110 of 1 July 2004 at page 5490, and then amended as set out in paragraph 21 of Schedule 12 of the Act.
An overview of the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source is in Appendix 1. The Plan Map is available on the NSW legislation website.
Unless otherwise defined in this Plan, words and expressions that are defined in the Act or in the regulations made under the Act have the same meaning in this Plan.
Words and expressions that are defined in the Dictionary at the end of this Plan have the meaning set out in that Dictionary.
Unless otherwise specified, a clause that applies to a category of access licence also applies to any subcategories of that category of access licence.
The Dictionary and Schedules to this Plan form part of this Plan.
The Plan Map forms part of this Plan.
A number in brackets following the name of a gauge is the gauge number.
A reference to a supplementary water access licence does not include a supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence.
Supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences are a subcategory of supplementary water access licences. However, they are identified separately in this Plan as different provisions apply to these access licences.
Notes in the text of this Plan do not form part of this Plan.
Appendices to this Plan do not form part of this Plan.
Words and expressions that are defined in the Dictionary to this Plan have the meaning set out in the Dictionary.
Unless otherwise defined in this Plan, words and expressions that are defined in the Act or in the regulations made under the Act have the same meaning in this Plan.
Unless otherwise specified in this Plan, a clause that applies to a category of access licence also applies to any subcategories of that category of access licence.
The Dictionary and Schedules to this Plan form part of this Plan.
Notes in the text of this Plan do not form part of this Plan.
Appendices to this Plan do not form part of this Plan.
A reference to a supplementary water access licence in this Plan does not include a supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence.
This Part is made in accordance with section 35 (1) of the Act.
This Part describes broad objectives, which are the long-term outcomes sought by this Plan and are not directly measured but evaluated by considering the cumulative achievement of the associated targeted objectives. Targeted objectives described in this Part are specific outcomes that can be achieved by the strategies in this Plan and can be directly measured so that success or failure to achieve the objective can be quantified.
Respect is paid to the traditional owners of this country, who are acknowledged as the first natural resource managers within the Murrumbidgee Water Management Area and the Murray Water Management Area.
The vision for this Plan is to provide for the following—
(a) the health and enhancement of the water source and its water-dependent ecosystems,
(b) the continuing productive extraction of surface water for economic benefit,
(c) the spiritual, social, customary and economic benefits of surface water to Aboriginal communities,
(d) social and cultural benefits to urban and rural communities that depend on surface water.
The broad environmental objective of this Plan is to protect and contribute to the enhancement of the ecological condition of the water source and its water-dependent ecosystems over the term of this Plan.
The targeted environmental objectives of this Plan are as follows—
(a) to protect and contribute to the enhancement of the following over the term of this Plan—
(i) the recorded distribution or extent, and the population structure, of target ecological populations,
Notes— Target ecological populations is defined in the Dictionary.Target ecological populations in the water source may include known or predicted populations of the following—
(a) native fish including Murray cod, flatheaded galaxias, southern pygmy perch, trout cod, silver perch and Macquarie perch,
(b) native vegetation including river red gum and black box,
(c) high diversity hotspots and significant habitat for native fish, frogs, waterbirds and native vegetation.
(ii) the longitudinal and lateral connectivity within and between water sources to support target ecological processes,
Notes— Longitudinal connectivity means flows along the length of the river and between hydrologically connected rivers. Lateral connectivity means flows between the river and its anabranches, riparian zones, wetlands and floodplains.
Target ecological processes in the water source include the following—
(a) carbon and nutrient transport pathways, which are the connected networks of streams, riparian zones, floodplains and wetlands that transport dissolved and suspended organic material and nutrients throughout the water source,
(b) fish movement across significant barriers, as identified by NSW Department of Primary Industries Fisheries.
Connectivity may be within the water source, and between the water source and other water sources.
(iii) water quality within target ranges for the water source to support water-dependent ecosystems and ecosystem functions,
Note— Water quality targets for the water source are defined in the Water Quality Management Plan for the Murrumbidgee Water Resource Plan Area SW9.
(b) to support environmental watering in the water source to contribute to maintaining or enhancing ecological condition in streams, riparian zones, dependent wetlands and floodplains.
Notes— Division 2 of Part 10 outlines the provisions for environmental water allowances (
EWAs ). The NSW Environmental Water Manager makes decisions about the use of EWA water on any advice of an Environmental Watering Advisory Group according to the rules in this Plan.EWA is defined in the Dictionary.
The strategies for achieving the targeted environmental objectives of this Plan are as follows—
(a) maintain compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit and long-term average sustainable diversion limit,
Note— Part 6 of this Plan sets out the provisions for maintaining compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit and the long-term average sustainable diversion limit.
(b) reserve a share of water to partially mitigate alterations to natural flow regimes in the water source,
Notes— Flow regimes is defined in the Dictionary.The provisions in Division 1 of Part 10 partially mitigate the alterations to low flows in the natural flow regimes of the water source.
(c) reserve a share of water to maintain longitudinal and lateral connectivity within and between water sources,
Note— The provisions in Division 1 of Part 10 contribute to maintaining the hydrological connectivity within the water source and with downstream water sources by ensuring a portion of natural flows are protected.
(d) reserve a share of water to support environmental watering events in streams, riparian zones, floodplains and wetlands connected to the water source,
Note— The provisions in Part 10 ensure that environmental water allowances are maintained.
(e) contribute to the management of critical environmental and water quality events in downstream connected water sources
Notes— Downstream connected water sources may include the water sources covered by the following plans—
(a) Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Unregulated River Water Sources 2012,
(b) Water Sharing Plan for the New South Wales Murray and Lower Darling Regulated River Water Sources 2016,
(c) Water Sharing Plan for the Murray Unregulated Water Sources 2011.
The minimum daily flow rules in Division 1 of Part 10 provide connectivity between the water source and downstream connected water sources by ensuring a minimum flow is maintained at the end of the water source.
The provisions in Division 2 of Part 8 regulate the announcement of supplementary water events which provide connectivity between the water source and downstream connected water sources.
EWAs established in Part 10 may also be used to provide connectivity between the water source and downstream connected water sources.
The performance indicator used to measure the success of the strategies for achieving the broad environmental objective in subclause (1) is an evaluation of the extent to which the combined outcomes of the targeted objectives in subclause (2) have contributed to achieving the broad objective.
The performance indicators used to measure the success of the strategies for achieving the targeted environmental objectives in subclause (2) are the changes or trends in ecological condition during the term of this Plan as assessed using one or more of the following—
(a) the recorded range, extent or condition of target ecological populations,
(b) measurements of carbon and nutrient transport pathways and fish movements through priority fish passage areas,
(c) the recorded values of water quality measurements including salinity, turbidity, total nitrogen, total phosphorous, pH, water temperature and dissolved oxygen,
(d) the magnitude, frequency, timing and water quality of environmental water events.
In evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies in meeting the objectives in this clause, the following will be relevant—
(a) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan have been implemented and complied with,
(b) the extent to which changes in the performance indicators can be attributed to the strategies and provisions in this Plan,
(c) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) support achievement of the environmental objectives,
(d) the extent to which external influences on the water source during the term of this Plan have affected progress towards achieving the environmental objectives.
The broad economic objective of this Plan is to maintain, and where possible improve, access to water to optimise economic benefits for agriculture, surface water-dependent industries and local economies.
The targeted economic objectives of this Plan are as follows—
(a) to provide water trading opportunities for water-dependent businesses,
Note— Trading is a generic term referring to dealings under Division 4 of Part 2 of Chapter 3 the Act.
(b) to maintain, and where possible improve, access to water for agriculture, surface water-dependent businesses and landholders, up to the long-term average annual extraction limit and the long-term average sustainable diversion limit,
(c) to contribute to maintaining water quality within target ranges for agriculture, surface water-dependent businesses and landholders.
The strategies for achieving the targeted economic objectives of this Plan are as follows—
(a) provide for trade of water allocations and access licence share components subject to environmental and system constraints,
Note— The provisions in Part 9 permit a variety of dealings within environmental and system constraints, including assignment of rights under access licences and assignment of water allocations between access licences.
(b) provide a stable and predictable framework for sharing water among water users,
Note— The available water determination provisions in Part 6 and priority of delivery rules in clause 74 provide certainty in how water is to be shared between different categories of access licences.
(c) provide for flexibility of access to water,
Note— The water allocation account management rules in Part 8 provide flexibility that reflects the characteristics of the licence category.
(d) manage extractions to the long-term average annual extraction limit and the long-term average sustainable diversion limit, while recognising variability in climatic conditions in different years, including during drought,
Note— The application of the long-term average annual extraction limit and the long-term average sustainable diversion limit and the assessment and compliance provisions in Part 6 manage extractions to different climatic conditions in different years.
(e) provide access for supplementary water access licences and supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences to a portion of uncontrolled flows, subject to announcements,
Note— Uncontrolled flows is defined in the Dictionary.(f) reserve a share of water to partially mitigate deterioration in water quality due to alterations to natural flow regimes.
The performance indicator used to measure the success of the strategies for achieving the broad economic objective in subclause (1) is an evaluation of the extent to which the combined outcomes of the targeted economic objectives in subclause (2) have contributed to achieving the broad objective.
The performance indicators used to measure the success of the strategies for achieving the targeted economic objectives in subclause (2) are the changes or trends in economic benefits during the term of this Plan as assessed using one or more of the following—
(a) the economic benefits of water extraction and use, including the movement of water to higher value uses,
(b) the economic benefits of water trading as demonstrated by—
(i) the annual number or volume of share components of access licences transferred or assigned, and
(ii) the weighted average unit price of share components of access licences transferred or assigned, and
Note— Weighted average unit price is defined in the Dictionary.(iii) the annual volume of water allocations assigned, and
(iv) the weighted average unit price of water allocations assigned,
(c) the recorded values of water quality measurements including salinity, sodium absorption ratio, harmful algal blooms, total nitrogen, total phosphorous, pH, water temperature and dissolved oxygen.
In evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies in meeting the objectives in this clause, the following will be relevant—
(a) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan have been implemented and complied with,
(b) the extent to which the changes in the economic benefits of water extraction and use can be attributed to the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan,
(c) the water made available during the term of this Plan through available water determinations and the granting of new licences,
(d) the extent to which external influences on surface water-dependent businesses during the term of this Plan have affected progress towards achieving the economic objectives.
The broad Aboriginal cultural objective of this Plan is to maintain, and where possible improve, the spiritual, social, customary and economic values and uses of water by Aboriginal people.
The targeted Aboriginal cultural objectives of this Plan are as follows—
(a) to provide access to water in the exercise of native title rights,
(b) to provide access to water for Aboriginal cultural use, including fishing
(c) to protect, and where possible improve, identified surface water-dependent culturally significant areas, including important riparian vegetation communities,
(d) to contribute to the maintenance of water quality within target ranges to ensure suitability of water for Aboriginal cultural uses.
The strategies for achieving the targeted Aboriginal cultural objectives of this Plan are as follows—
(a) manage access to water consistent with the exercise of native title rights,
(b) provide for water associated with Aboriginal cultural values and uses,
Note— The provisions in Part 7 provide opportunities for Aboriginal people to access water by allowing for the granting of an access licence of the subcategory “Aboriginal cultural”.
(c) reserve a share of water to partially mitigate alterations to natural flow regimes in the water source,
Note— The provisions in Division 1 of Part 10 partially mitigate the alterations to low flows.
(d) reserve a share of water to maintain longitudinal and lateral connectivity within and between water sources.
The performance indicator used to measure the success of the strategies for achieving the broad Aboriginal cultural objective in subclause (1) is an evaluation of the extent to which the combined outcomes of the targeted Aboriginal cultural objectives in subclause (2) have contributed to achieving the broad objective.
The performance indicators used to measure the success of the strategies for achieving the targeted Aboriginal cultural objectives in subclause (2) are the changes or trends in Aboriginal cultural benefits during the term of this Plan as assessed using one or more of the following—
(a) the use of water by Aboriginal people by measuring factors including—
(i) the extent to which native title rights are able to be exercised, consistently with any determination of native title or indigenous land use agreement, and
(ii) the extent to which access to water has contributed to achieving Aboriginal cultural outcomes,
(b) the recorded range or extent of target populations of native fish,
(c) the recorded range or condition of target populations of riparian vegetation,
(d) the recorded values of water quality measurements including salinity, harmful algal blooms, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, pH, water temperature and dissolved oxygen.
In evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies in meeting the objectives in this clause, the following will be relevant—
(a) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan have been implemented and complied with,
(b) the extent to which changes in the performance indicators can be attributed to the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan,
(c) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) support achievement of the Aboriginal cultural objectives,
(d) the water made available for Aboriginal cultural values and uses during the term of this Plan through available water determinations and the granting of new access licences,
(e) the extent to which external influences on surface water-dependent Aboriginal cultural activities during the term of this Plan have affected progress towards achieving the Aboriginal cultural objectives.
The broad social and cultural objective of this Plan is to provide access to surface water to support surface water-dependent social and cultural values.
The targeted social and cultural objectives of this Plan are to maintain, and where possible improve, the following—
(a) access to water for basic landholder rights, town water supply and licensed domestic and stock purposes,
(b) access to water for surface water-dependent cultural, heritage and recreational uses, including recreational fishing,
(c) water quality within target ranges for basic landholder rights, town water supply, licensed domestic and stock purposes and surface water-dependent cultural, heritage and recreational uses, including recreational fishing.
The strategies for achieving the targeted social and cultural objectives of this Plan are as follows—
(a) provide water access for basic landholder rights, town water supply and for licensed domestic and stock purposes,
Note— The provisions for the maintenance of water supply in Division 5 of Part 10 ensure that water is available for basic landholder rights, town water supply and licensed domestic and stock purposes.
(b) reserve a share of water to partially mitigate alterations to natural flow regimes in the water source,
(c) reserve a share of water to maintain longitudinal and lateral connectivity within and between water sources.
Note— The provisions in Division 1 of Part 10 contribute to maintaining the hydrological connectivity within the water source and with downstream water sources.
The performance indicator used to measure the success of the strategies for achieving the broad social and cultural objective in subclause (1) is an evaluation of the extent to which the combined outcomes of the targeted social and cultural objectives in subclause (2) have contributed to achieving the broad objective.
The performance indicators used to measure the success of the strategies for achieving the targeted social and cultural objectives in subclause (2) are the changes or trends in social and cultural benefits during the term of this Plan as assessed using one or more of the following—
(a) the social and cultural uses of water during the term of this Plan by measuring factors including—
(i) the extent to which basic landholder rights and licensed domestic and stock requirements have been met, and
(ii) the extent to which major utility and local utility access licence requirements have been met,
(b) the recorded range or extent of target populations of native fish that are important for recreational fishing,
(c) the recorded takes of native fish that are important for recreational fishing within legal age and size classes,
(d) the recorded values of water quality measurements including salinity, harmful algal blooms, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, pH, water temperature and dissolved oxygen.
In evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies in meeting the objectives in this clause, the following will be relevant—
(a) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan have been implemented and complied with,
(b) the extent to which the changes in the performance indicators can be attributed to the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan,
(c) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) support achievement of the social and cultural objectives,
(d) the water made available during the term of this Plan through available water determinations and the granting of new licences,
(e) the extent to which external influences on surface water-dependent social and cultural activities during the term of this Plan have affected progress towards achieving the social and cultural objectives.
This Plan establishes a bulk access regime for the extraction of water under access licences, having regard to the following—
(a) the planned environmental water provisions established under Part 4,
(b) the requirements for water to satisfy basic landholder rights identified under Part 5,
(c) the requirements for water for extraction under access licences identified under Part 5,
(d) the access licence dealing rules established under Part 9.
The bulk access regime—
(a) establishes rules according to which—
(i) access licences are granted as provided for in Part 7,
(ii) available water determinations are to be made as provided for in Part 6,
(iii) access licences are managed as provided for in Part 8,
(b) establishes provisions with respect to the priorities according to which water allocations are to be adjusted as a consequence of any reduction in the availability of water due to an increase in long-term average annual extraction above the long-term average annual extraction limit or long-term average sustainable diversion limit in Part 6, and
(c) recognises and is consistent with the following—
(i) the limits to the availability of water as provided for in Part 6,
(ii) the water management principles set out in section 5 of the Act,
(iii) the effect of climatic variability on the availability of water as described in clause 13, and
(d) contains provisions with respect to the mandatory conditions imposed on access licences in Part 11.
This Plan recognises the effects of climatic variability on river flow in the water source through provisions contained in Part 6 that—
(a) manage the sharing of water within the limits of water availability on a long-term basis, and
(b) establish priorities according to which water allocations are to be adjusted as a consequence of any reduction in the availability of water due to an increase in extraction against the long-term average annual extraction limit or the long-term average sustainable diversion limit, and
(c) manage the sharing of water between categories of access licences on an annual basis through available water determinations.
Other statutory tools are available to manage for climatic variability within a water source, for example, temporary water restrictions under section 324 of the Act.
This Part is made in accordance with section 8 of the Act.
This Part contains environmental water provisions that commit, identify, establish and maintain planned environmental water.
In accordance with the Act, planned environmental water is water that is committed by management plans for fundamental ecosystem health or other specified environmental purposes, either generally or at specified times or in specified circumstances and that cannot, to the extent committed, be taken or used for any other purpose.
Water is committed and identified as planned environmental water by reference to the following—
(a) the physical presence of water in the water source,
(b) the long-term average annual commitment of water as planned environmental water,
(c) the water that is not committed after the commitments to basic landholder rights and for sharing and extraction under any other rights have been met.
Planned environmental water is established in the water source as follows—
(a) the physical presence of water resulting from the following—
(i) the environmental flow provisions specified in Division 1 of Part 10,
Note— The provisions in Division 1 of Part 10 establish minimum daily flow rules for a number of sites in the water source and rules for releasing all or part of the inflow to Blowering and Burrinjuck dams (transparent and translucent release rules).
(ii) the environmental water allowance provisions specified in Division 2 of Part 10,
Note— The provisions in Division 2 of Part 10 establish three environmental water allowances, which may be released for environmental purposes in the water source.
(b) the long-term average annual commitment of water as planned environmental water, resulting from compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit and the long-term average sustainable diversion limit in Divisions 1 to 4 of Part 6,
(c) the water remaining in this water source after water has been taken pursuant to basic landholder rights and access licences, in accordance with the rules specified in Parts 6 and 8 of this Plan.
The planned environmental water established under subclause (1) (a) is maintained by—
(a) the environmental flow provisions specified in Division 1 of Part 10,
(b) the environmental water allowance provisions specified in Division 2 of Part 10.
The planned environmental water established under subclause (1) (b) is maintained by the provisions specified in Divisions 1 to 4 of Part 6.
The provisions in Divisions 1 to 4 of Part 6 ensure that there will be water remaining in the water source over the long term by maintaining compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit and the long-term average sustainable diversion limit. These provisions also provide for reduced available water determinations when either of the limits has been assessed to have been exceeded.
The planned environmental water established under subclause (1) (c) is maintained in this water source by the rules specified in Parts 6 and 8 of this Plan.
This Part identifies the requirements for water for basic landholder rights () and for extraction under access licences in the water source.
The volumes of water specified in this Part represent the estimated requirements for water to satisfy basic landholder rights and the total volumes or unit shares specified in the share components of all access licences on the commencement of this Plan.
This Plan recognises that requirements for water for basic landholder rights and the total share components of all access licences may change during the term of this Plan.
The total share components of access licences in the water source may change during the term of this Plan as a result of—
(a) the grant, surrender or cancellation of access licences in the water source, or
(b) the variation of local water utility access licences under section 66 of the Act.
Basic landholder rights requirements may increase as provided for under the Act. This Plan manages changes in basic landholder rights and total share components of all access licences through provisions in Part 6 that manage the sharing of water within the limits of water availability.
Inherent water quality and land use activities may make the water in some areas unsuitable for human consumption. Water should not be consumed, or otherwise used, without first being tested and, if necessary, appropriately treated to ensure it is fit for purpose. Testing and treatment is the responsibility of the water user.
Under the Act, basic landholder rights are defined as domestic and stock rights, native title rights and harvestable rights. There are no harvestable rights in the water source.
At the commencement of this Plan, the water requirements of persons entitled to domestic and stock rights are estimated to total 1,690 megalitres per year (
Domestic and stock rights are set out in section 52 of the Act and must be exercised in accordance with any mandatory guidelines established under the Act for the taking and use of water for domestic consumption or stock watering.
Under section 331 of the Act, the Minister may direct the holder of a domestic and stock right to take specified measures to protect the environment, to preserve basic landholder rights or to overcome a threat to public health.
The volumes set out in this clause are separate from any volumes of water that may be taken under an access licence for domestic and stock purposes.
The requirement for water to satisfy native title rights is the water that may be taken in the exercise of native title rights in accordance with the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth, including—
(a) any determination of native title, and
(b) any indigenous land use agreement.
No determinations of native title in relation to the water source have been made in accordance with the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.
This Plan may be amended if there is a native title determination in accordance with the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth by which water is required.
Native title rights may be exercised in accordance with the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth, including section 211 of that Act.
The share components in this Division include access licences with adaptive environmental water conditions and other access licences intended to be used for environmental purposes. The Environmental Water Register maintained by the Department provides a record of these licences.
There are 46 access licences with share components totalling 1,130,102 unit shares that are not identified as licensed environmental water under section 8 of the Act, but are intended to be used for environmental purposes. Some of these are held by the Commonwealth Government and others by the NSW Government.
This Division sets out the total volumes or unit shares in the share components of access licences in the water source on the commencement of this Plan. The actual volume of water available from year to year will depend on climate, access licence priority and the provisions in this Plan.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of domestic and stock access licences total 30,157 ML/year.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of local water utility access licences total 23,816 ML/year.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of regulated river (high security) access licences other than those specified in subclause (2) total 364,279 unit shares.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the total share components of access licences that are a subcategory of regulated river (high security) access licences are as follows—
(a) 2,150 ML/year for subcategory Aboriginal cultural,
(b) 19,769 ML/year for subcategory Town Water Supply,
(c) 300 ML/year for subcategory Research.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of regulated river (general security) access licences total 1,891,995 unit shares.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of regulated river (conveyance) access licences total 2,968 unit shares.
These access licences and the associated available water determinations in clause 41 provide for conveyance losses experienced as regulated river (general security) access licence allocations increase.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licences total 243,000 unit shares.
These access licences and the associated available water determinations in clause 42 provide for conveyance losses that Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited experiences as regulated river (general security) access licence allocations increase.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of Coleambally Irrigation (conveyance) access licences total 130,000 unit shares.
These access licences and the associated available water determinations in clause 43 provide for conveyance losses that Coleambally Irrigation Co-operative Limited experiences as regulated river (general security) access licence allocations increase.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of supplementary water access licences total 198,780 unit shares.
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of supplementary water (Lowbidgee) water access licences total 747,000 unit shares.
This Part sets out the rules for managing the availability of water for extraction in accordance with the following extraction limits—
(a) a long-term average annual extraction limit,
(b) a long-term average sustainable diversion limit.
This clause applies to the calculation of the following—
(a) the long-term average annual extraction limit under clause 30,
(b) the long-term average annual extraction under clause 31.
In this Part—
(a) Lowbidgee extraction means all extractions under the following—(i) supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences,
(ii) domestic and stock rights and native title rights in the Lowbidgee, and
(b) Murrumbidgee extraction means all extractions from the water source, excluding Lowbidgee extraction.
Any calculation to which this clause applies must include allocations assigned from an access licence in the water source to an access licence in another water source under section 71T or 71V of the Act.
The calculation of the long-term average annual extraction limit under clause 30 must be adjusted by a volume that appropriately reflects the following—
(a) the share components of water access licences in the water source that are cancelled as part of arrangements to provide additional water to the Snowy River under the Snowy Water Inquiry Outcomes Implementation Deed,
(b) the share components of water access licences in the water source that are subject to a dealing under section 71U of the Act.
For the avoidance of doubt, the following are not extraction for the purposes of calculations to which this clause applies—
(a) allocations assigned to an access licence in the water source from an access licence in another water source under section 71T or 71V of the Act,
(b) environmental water delivered under Division 1 and Division 2 of Part 10.
Following the end of each water year, the Minister must calculate the long-term average annual extraction limit for the water source in accordance with this clause and clause 29.
The long-term average annual extraction limit is the sum of long-term average annual Murrumbidgee extraction as calculated under subclause (3) and long-term average annual Lowbidgee extraction as calculated under subclause (4).
Long-term average annual Murrumbidgee extraction is equal to the lesser of the following—
(a) long-term average annual extraction calculated based on the following—
(i) the water storages and water use development that existed in the 1999/2000 water year,
(ii) the basic landholder rights and access licence share components that existed on 1 July 2004,
(iii) the rules in the Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2003 as at 1 July 2004,
(iv) the level of development for plantation forestry that existed on 1 July 2009,
Note— Plantation forestry ,water storage andwater use development are defined in the Dictionary.(b) long-term average annual extraction calculated under Cap baseline conditions as agreed under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement that was in place at the commencement of the Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2003.
Long-term average annual Lowbidgee extraction is to be calculated under Cap baseline conditions as agreed under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement that was in place at the commencement of the Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2003.
For the purposes of subclause (3) and (4) the long-term average annual extraction limit is to be calculated over the duration of available climate records using the hydrological computer model approved by the Minister.
Under section 8F of the Act the long-term average annual extraction limit is taken to be varied by the amount of any change to the amount of water committed as licensed environmental water, excluding water committed under section 8C of the Act.
The long-term average annual extraction limit recognises the effect of climatic variability on the availability of water in accordance with section 20 (2) (c) of the Act as historic climate and river flow information is used in its determination.
The Minister, using a current conditions hydrological computer model approved by the Minister, is to calculate the long-term average annual extraction following the end of each water year, calculated over the duration of available climate records and based on the following—
(a) the water storages and water use development that existed in that water year,
(b) the basic landholder rights and access licence share components that existed in that water year,
(c) the rules in this Plan or in the water sharing plan that this Plan replaces, that applied in that water year,
(d) the level of development for plantation forestry in that water year.
It is intended that the Department’s current conditions hydrological computer model will be extended each water year and used to calculate long-term average annual extraction under this clause.
Following the calculations under clauses 30 and 31, the Minister is to compare the long-term average annual extraction against the long-term average annual extraction limit.
There is non-compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit if the long-term average annual extraction exceeds any of the following—
(a) the long-term average annual extraction limit by—
(i) 3% or more, or
(ii) more than half the difference between the long-term average annual extraction calculated under clause 30 (3) (a) and 30 (3) (b),
(b) the long-term average annual extraction calculated under clause 30 (3) (b).
Subject to any variation under subclause (2), the long-term average sustainable diversion limit for the water source is—
(a) the component of the baseline diversion limit for the Murrumbidgee surface water SDL resource unit as determined under Schedule 3 of the Basin Plan that, in the Minister’s opinion, is attributable to the water source, minus
(b) 320,000 ML/year, minus
(c) the Murrumbidgee surface water SDL resource unit shared reduction amount as determined under section 6.05 of the Basin Plan, plus
(d) the SDL adjustment amount as determined under section 6.05A of the Basin Plan.
The long-term average sustainable diversion limit is to be varied as determined under Chapter 7 of the Basin Plan.
The long-term average sustainable diversion limit for the Murrumbidgee surface water SDL resource unit specified in Schedule 2 of the Basin Plan applies to extractions from both the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source and the Murrumbidgee Unregulated River Water Sources.
The subtraction of 320,000 ML/year, the SDL resource unit shared reduction amount and the SDL adjustment amount are prescribed in Schedule 2 of the Basin Plan.
Following the end of each water year, the Minister is to calculate the annual permitted take and annual actual take of water for the previous water year in accordance with Division 2 of Part 4 of Chapter 6 of the Basin Plan.
For the purposes of the calculation, references to the SDL resource unit in Division 2 of Part 4 of Chapter 6 of the Basin Plan are taken to be references to the water source.
Take of licensed environmental water and take under licences held by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder are not included in the calculation of annual permitted take and annual actual take as they fall outside the definition of take for consumptive use.
Following the calculation under clause 34 the Minister is to undertake an assessment of compliance with the long-term average sustainable diversion limit in accordance with the requirements of Division 2 of Part 4 of Chapter 6 of the Basin Plan.
There is non-compliance with the long-term average sustainable diversion limit in the circumstances set out in Division 2 of Part 4 of Chapter 6 of the Basin Plan.
Subject to subclauses (2) to (5), if an assessment under clauses 32 or 35 demonstrates non-compliance with either the long-term average annual extraction limit or the long-term average sustainable diversion limit, the Minister must take one or more of the following actions—
(a) make future available water determinations for supplementary water access licences under clause 44 of less than 1 ML per unit share,
(b) make future available water determinations for supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences under clause 44 of less than 1 ML per unit share,
(c) in relation to available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences, reduce the limit under clause 37 (2).
Action under this clause will have effect from the water year following the assessment, which will be two water years after the non-compliance occurred.
The Minister may also take one or more of the actions specified in subclause (1) as a result of any action taken under clause 6.12 (5) the Basin Plan.
Any action under subclauses (1) and (2) must only be taken to the extent to which, and only for as long as, the Minister considers the following is necessary—
(a) in the case of non-compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit— to return long-term average annual extraction in the water source to the long-term average annual extraction limit, or
(b) in the case of non-compliance with the long-term average sustainable diversion limit— to meet the requirements of Division 2 of Part 4 of Chapter 6 of the Basin Plan, or
(c) in the case where non-compliance with the long-term average sustainable diversion limit would have occurred but for there being a reasonable excuse— to meet the requirements of Division 2 of Part 4 of Chapter 6 of the Basin Plan.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, any action taken in accordance with subclause (1) and (2) is to apply to supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences to the extent to which Lowbidgee extraction—
(a) caused non-compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit, or the long-term average sustainable diversion limit, or
(b) would have caused non-compliance with the long-term average sustainable diversion limit, but for there being a reasonable excuse.
The intent of this subclause is to allow compliance action to more closely target where the growth in extractions is occurring, i.e. extractions from the Lowbidgee or from the regulated rivers in the water source.
The Minister must not take action under subclause (1) or (2) to reduce the limit to available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences unless the Minister has made an available water determination of zero for supplementary water access licences.
Before taking any action under this clause the Minister may consult with water user representatives, the Environmental Water Manager and the operator regarding the following—
(a) the data used for the calculations under Divisions 2 and 3,
(b) the proposed actions under this Division.
Available water determinations for access licences are to be expressed as one of the following—
(a) for an access licence specifying the share component in ML/year – a percentage of the share component,
(b) for an access licence specifying the share component as a number of unit shares – ML per unit share.
The sum of available water determinations made for any access licence must not exceed the following in any water year—
(a) for an access licence specifying the share component in ML/year – 100% of the share component,
(b) for an access licence specifying the share component as a number of unit shares – 1 ML per unit share of the share component, or any lower limit determined under clause 36.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, at the commencement of each water year an available water determination of 100% of the access licence share component is to be made for domestic and stock access licences.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, at the commencement of each water year an available water determination of 100% of the access licence share component is to be made for local water utility access licences.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, at the commencement of each water year an available water determination of 100% of the access licence share component is to be made for the following subcategories of regulated river (high security) access licence—
(a) Aboriginal cultural,
(b) Community and education,
(c) Environmental,
(d) Research,
(e) Town water supply.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines and subject to subclause (4), at the commencement of each water year an available water determination is to be made for regulated river (high security) access licences other than those specified in subclause (1), that is the greater of the following—
(a) 0.95 ML per unit share, or
(b) 0.01 ML per unit share more than the available water determination that is to be made for regulated river (general security) access licences at the commencement of the water year, whenever that available water determination for regulated river (general security) access licences is less than 1 ML per unit share, or
(c) 1 ML per unit share, if an available water determination for regulated river (general security) access licences that is equal to 1 ML per unit share will also be made at the commencement of the water year.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines and subject to subclause (4), if the available water determination made under subclause (2) is less than 1 ML per unit share, any additional available water determinations made for regulated river (high security) access licences other than those specified in subclause (1) are to result in the sum of available water determinations made for those licences in the water year being the greater of—
(a) 0.95 ML per unit share, or
(b) 0.01 ML per unit share more than the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year, when the sum of those available water determinations is less than 1 ML per unit share, or
(c) 1 ML per unit share when the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is equal to 1 ML per unit share.
The Minister must not make an available water determination under subclause (2) and (3) unless sufficient water is available for all of the following—
(a) to meet the provisions in Divisions 1 – 3 of Part 10,
(b) to meet the requirements for basic landholder rights,
(c) to make available water determinations totalling 100% of access licence share components for domestic and stock access licences, local water utility access licences and those subcategories of regulated river (high security) access licences specified in subclause (1),
(d) to provide for existing water allocations in regulated river (general security) access licence water allocation accounts,
(e) to account for water losses associated with holding and delivering the water—
(i) to be made available as a result of the available water determinations made under subclauses (1) – (3), and
(ii) referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) above.
The Minister is to assess if water is available for the making of an available water determination for regulated river (general security) access licences and regulated river (conveyance) access licences at the commencement of each water year, and at least monthly.
For the purposes of the assessment, water is not available unless sufficient water is available for the following—
(a) to meet the provisions in Divisions 1 – 3 of Part 10, including water already credited to the environmental water allowances and provisional storage volumes,
(b) to meet the requirements for basic landholder rights,
(c) to make available water determinations totalling 100% of access licence share components for domestic and stock access licences, local water utility access licences and those subcategories of regulated river (high security) access licences specified in clause 40 (1),
(d) to make available water determinations under clause 40 for regulated river (high security) access licences other than those specified in clause 40 (1) totalling 0.95 ML per unit share,
(e) to make available water determinations made for Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licences under clause 42,
(f) to make available water determinations made for Coleambally Irrigation (conveyance) access licences under clause 43,
(g) to provide for existing water allocations in regulated river (general security) access licence and regulated river (conveyance) access licence water allocation accounts,
(h) to account for water losses associated with holding and delivering the water—
(i) to be made available as a result of the available water determination made under subclause (3), and
(ii) referred to in subclauses (a) to (g) above.
If the Minister assesses under subclause (1) and (2) that water is available, the Minister is to consider making the same available water determinations (in ML per unit share) for regulated river (general security) access licences and regulated river (conveyance) access licences.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, at the commencement of each water year an available water determination is to be made for Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licences for the sum of the following—
(a) 98,000 ML,
(b) 550 ML for each 0.01 ML per unit share between 0 and 0.95 ML per unit share of available water determination made for regulated river (high security) access licences.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, available water determinations for Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licences must be made to ensure that the sum of available water determinations made for those licences during the water year (excluding available water determinations made under subclause (1)) total the following amounts—
(a) if the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is less than or equal to 0.2 ML per unit share, 150,250 ML plus 550 ML for each 0.01 ML per unit share of available water determination made for regulated river (general security) access licences,
(b) if the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is greater than 0.2 ML per unit share but less than or equal to 0.5 ML per unit share, 161,250 ML plus 1,650 ML for each 0.01 ML per unit share above 0.2 per unit share of available water determination made for regulated river (general security) access licences,
(c) if the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is greater than 0.5 ML per unit share but less than or equal to 0.6 ML per unit share, 210,750 plus 3,200 ML for each 0.01 ML per unit share above 0.5 ML per unit share of available water determination made for regulated river (general security) access licences,
(d) if the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is greater than 0.6 ML per unit share, 243,000 ML.
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, available water determinations for Coleambally Irrigation (conveyance) access licences must be made to ensure that the sum of available water determinations made for those licences during the water year totals the following amounts—
(a) if the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is less than or equal to 0.35 ML per unit share, 111,600 ML,
(b) if the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is greater than 0.35 ML per unit share but less than or equal to 0.4 ML per unit share, 111,600 ML plus 760 ML for each 0.01 ML per unit share above 0.35 ML per unit share of available water determination made for regulated river (general security) access licences,
(c) if the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is greater than 0.4 ML per unit share but less than 1 ML per unit share, 115,400 ML plus 243.3 ML for each 0.01 ML per unit share above 0.4 ML per unit share of available water determination made for regulated river (general security) access licences,
(d) if the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is equal to 1 ML per unit share, 130,000 ML.
At the commencement of each water year, the Minister is to make an available water determination for supplementary water access licences of 1 ML per unit share, unless a lower amount is determined under clause 36.
At the commencement of each water year, the Minister is to make an available water determination for supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences of 1 ML per unit share, unless a lower amount is determined under clause 36.
Taking of water under a supplementary water access licence or supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence is subject to the rules in Division 2 of Part 8.
This Part is made in accordance with sections 61 and 63 of the Act. Section 61 of the Act provides for applications for specific purpose access licences in accordance with the regulations and the relevant water sharing plan.
Access licences in the water source are granted subject to mandatory conditions required to be imposed by this Plan, the regulations and the Act, and may also be subject to discretionary conditions.
The Minister must not grant a specific purpose access licence unless satisfied that the share and extraction components of the access licence are the minimum required for the proposed use.
A person may make an application for a regulated river (high security) (Aboriginal cultural) access licence only if the share component of the proposed access licence is no greater than 10 ML/year.
The Minister may only grant a regulated river (high security) (Aboriginal cultural) access licence for the taking of water by an Aboriginal person or Aboriginal community for any personal, domestic or communal purpose, including drinking, food preparation, washing, manufacturing traditional artefacts, watering domestic gardens, cultural teaching, hunting, fishing, gathering, and for recreational, cultural and ceremonial purposes.
The Minister must not grant a regulated river (high security) (Aboriginal cultural) access licence if it would cause the sum of the share components of all regulated river (high security) (Aboriginal cultural) access licences in the water source to exceed 2,150 ML per year.
An application may be made for an access licence which will receive water allocations that reflect the volume of water saved as a result of works or other actions taken under the Snowy Water Inquiry Outcomes Implementation Deed.
Section 85 of the Act and the regulations provide for the keeping of water allocation accounts for access licences. The provisions in this Part restrict the water that may be taken under, or assigned from, an access licence over a specified period of time, and the unused water allocations in water allocation accounts that may be carried over from one water year to the next. These restrictions are in addition to any other limits on access licences for the taking or assignment of water. It is an offence under section 60C of the Act to take water under an access licence for which there is no or insufficient water allocation.
The provisions in this Part apply to the following—
(a) the Minister in managing water allocation accounts,
(b) the access licence holder, as required by mandatory conditions imposed on the access licence under Part 11.
For an access licence other than a supplementary water access licence or supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence, the Minister must debit the volume of water extracted by the water supply works nominated by the access licence from the water allocation account for that access licence, except where subclauses (2), (4), or (5), or clause 48 apply.
For an access licence other than a supplementary water access licence or supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence, if the Minister has first given written notice to the holder of the licence in accordance with a water order debiting protocol established by the Minister, the water allocation account for that access licence must be debited by the greater of the following, except where clause 48 applies—
(a) the volume of water extracted by water supply works nominated by the access licence,
(b) the water ordered for extraction under the access licence.
The Minister may take action under subclause (2) if, for example, water orders from a particular licence holder exceed the volume of water taken under the licence and this cannot be explained by rainfall or other unavoidable factors.
For a supplementary water access licence or supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence, the Minister must, in accordance with any applicable supplementary water announcement, debit the volume of water extracted by the water supply works nominated by the access licence from the water allocation account for that access licence.
When water is ordered in accordance with the Environmental Flow Reuse Procedures made under clause 78, the amount of water ordered will be debited from the water allocation account for the access licence.
When water is ordered in accordance with the Piggybacking Procedures made under clause 78, the amount of water ordered will be debited from the water allocation account for the access licence, as varied in accordance with any debiting protocol established by the Minister.
A protocol may be developed to increase or decrease the amount of water to be debited, to offset the impact on reliability to other licence holders caused by the release of water under the Piggybacking Procedures.
For a regulated river (general security) access licence, regulated river (conveyance) access licence, Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licence or Coleambally Irrigation (conveyance) access licence, the total water allocation credited to the water allocation account from available water determinations during the water year must not exceed 1 ML per unit share, minus the volume carried over from the previous water year.
The Minister must not carry over water allocations remaining in the water allocation account from one water year to the next water year for the following categories of licences—
(a) domestic and stock access licences,
(b) local water utility access licences,
(c) regulated river (high security) access licences,
(d) supplementary water access licences,
(e) supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences.
The Minister must carry over water allocations remaining in the water allocation accounts from one water year to the next water year up to a limit of 0.3 ML per unit share for the following categories of licences—
(a) regulated river (general security) access licences,
(b) regulated river (conveyance) access licences,
(c) Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licences,
(d) Coleambally Irrigation (conveyance) access licences.
This clause is made under section 85A of the Act.
The Minister may, by order published on the Department’s website, authorise the holders of regulated river (general security) access licences to take water from uncontrolled flows that has not been credited to the water allocation accounts of those licences, whenever—
(a) the total effective available water for regulated river (general security) access licences in a water year is less than or equal to 0.7 ML per unit share, and
(b) the taking of water under supplementary water access licences is permitted in the same segment of the water source as the water supply works nominated on the regulated river (general security) access licence.
The maximum amount of water permitted to be taken during a water year under orders made under subclause (1) is 0.85 ML per unit share minus the effective available water in that water year.
If at any time during the water year the amount of water taken under subclause (1) exceeds the amount permitted to be taken under subclause (2), including due to an increase in the effective available water for the access licence in that water year, then the amount of water in excess of that permitted to be taken must be debited from the water allocation account.
This Division is made under section 70 of the Act.
The holder of a supplementary water access licence or supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence may only take water in accordance with supplementary water event announcements made by the Minister that are relevant to that licence.
The Minister may announce a supplementary water event if, in the Minister’s opinion, there will be uncontrolled flows in the segment of the water source to which the announcement applies.
The Minister must not announce a supplementary water event that permits the taking of water by supplementary water access licences if all of the following apply—
(a) the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences in the water source in the water year exceeds 0.7 ML per unit share,
(b) the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences in the New South Wales Murray Regulated River Water Source in the water year, plus the total amount of water carried over by those access licences from the previous water year, is less than 0.6 ML per unit share,
(c) the uncontrolled flows are, in the Minister’s opinion, able to be re-regulated in the New South Wales Murray Regulated River Water Source.
The Minister must not announce a supplementary water event that permits the taking of water by supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences if all of the following apply—
(a) the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences in the New South Wales Murray Regulated River Water Source in the water year, plus the total amount of water carried over by those access licences from the previous water year, is less than 0.6 ML per unit share,
(b) the uncontrolled flows are, in the Minister’s opinion, able to be re-regulated in the New South Wales Murray Regulated River Water Source.
In making an announcement, the Minister must consider whether and how access opportunities can be evenly shared between all holders of supplementary water access licences and supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences, subject to any Lowbidgee distribution rules established under clause 51.
The Minister may establish rules for the distribution of water across, or within any part of, Lowbidgee (Lowbidgee distribution rules).
In developing Lowbidgee distribution rules the Minister is to consider the following—
(a) the orderly, efficient and equitable sharing of water,
(b) historical rules for water distribution,
(c) infrastructure capacity constraints,
(d) the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of floodplains and their dependent ecosystems (including groundwater and wetlands),
(e) any other matters the Minister considers relevant.
Water supply works within Lowbidgee must be operated in accordance with any applicable Lowbidgee distribution rules established under this clause.
The Lowbidgee distribution rules apply only to Redbank North and Redbank South areas within Lowbidgee.
Access licence dealings in the water source are subject to the provisions of the Act, the regulations, any access licence dealing principles established under section 71Z of the Act and the access licence dealing rules established under this Part.
At the commencement of this Plan the Access Licence Dealing Principles Order 2004 applies. The access licence dealing principles prevail over the access licence dealing rules in this Plan to the extent of any inconsistency, as provided under section 71Z (3) of the Act.
This Part may be amended if individual daily extraction components are imposed on access licences in the water source.
Dealings under section 71O of the Act are prohibited.
In some segments of the water source, the ability to deliver water is limited by supply constraints. In these segments, this clause prohibits dealings that would increase the total share components of access licences in those segments until individual daily extraction components are imposed on each licence in that segment under the Act.
A dealing under section 71Q of the Act is prohibited if all of the following apply—
(a) the dealing would increase the share component of an access licence which nominates a water supply work located in a segment of the water source specified in Column 1 of Table A below,
(b) the dealing would increase the total share components of all access licences (other than supplementary water access licences) that nominate a water supply work in that segment, to an amount that would exceed that specified in Column 2 of Table A for that segment.
Table A
Column 1 | Column 2 |
The Yanco System, as defined in Schedule 1 to this Plan | The total share components of all access licences (excluding supplementary water access licences) that nominated a water supply work in the Yanco System as at 1 July 2011, minus the share components (excluding any share components of supplementary water access licences) that were acquired by the Water for Rivers program. |
A dealing under section 71Q of the Act is prohibited if any of the following apply—
(a) the dealing is between supplementary water access licences that nominate water supply works in different supplementary water access zones,
(b) the dealing involves a supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence,
(c) the dealing is from or to an access licence in another water source.
Subclause (2) (a) does not apply if the water supply work nominated by the supplementary water access licence from which the assignment of rights is to occur is within five kilometres of a supplementary water access zone boundary and the assignment is across that boundary.
Dealings under section 71R of the Act are prohibited.
A dealing under section 71T of the Act is prohibited if any of the following circumstances apply—
(a) the dealing involves an assignment of water allocation to a supplementary water access licence or a supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence from any other category of licence,
Note— At the commencement of this Plan, dealings under section 71T of the Act involving the assignment of water allocations from a supplementary water access licence to an access licence of any other category are also prohibited under clause 17 of the Access Licence Dealing Principles Order 2004. This includes dealings involving the assignment of water allocations from a supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence.
(b) the dealing involves an assignment of water allocation between a supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licence and a supplementary water access licence,
(c) the dealing involves an assignment of water allocation between supplementary water access licences that nominate water supply works in different supplementary water access zones to each other, except where subclause (2) applies,
(d) the dealing involves an assignment of water allocation to or from an access licence in another water source, unless the other water source is—
(i) the New South Wales Murray Regulated River Water Source, or
(ii) the Lower Darling Regulated River Water Source,
Note— Lower Darling Regulated River Water Source is defined in the Dictionary.
(e) the dealing complies with paragraph (d), but in the Minister’s opinion, it would not be physically possible to supply the receiving access licence with the volume of water allocation proposed to be assigned under the dealing,
(f) the dealing complies with paragraph (d), but in the Minister’s opinion, there is a more than minimal likelihood that the dealing would reduce the water available to the environment under Division 1 and 2 of Part 10, basic landholder rights or the reliability of supply to all access licences in either of the water sources,
Part 1 may be amended to add, modify or remove a river or segment of river to or from the water source provided that—
(a) any amendment is consistent with any applicable regulated river order, and
(b) the Minister is satisfied that there will be no impact on the water available to the environment under Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 10, or to any access licence in the water source.
Part 2 may be amended following a review of the monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan that has been developed for water sources in the Murrumbidgee surface water resource plan area, which considers the need for alternate performance indicators for the environmental, economic, Aboriginal cultural, and social and cultural objectives of this Plan.
Part 8 may be amended to do any of the following—
(a) increase the carryover up to a maximum of 0.5 ML/unit share and apply different maximum carryover for regulated river (general security) access licence water allocation accounts based on different segments within the water source,
(b) vary the water allocation maximum carryover of Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licences and Coleambally Irrigation (conveyance) access licences,
(c) vary the circumstances when water may be extracted and the total volume of water that may be extracted without debit to the water allocation account of regulated river (general security) access licences.
This Plan may be amended to include alternate—
(a) debiting rules for those access licences that order water under the Environmental Flow Reuse Procedures or the Piggybacking Procedures, and
(b) environmental flow reuse and piggybacking operation rules.
This Plan may be amended to include rules for the management of floodplain harvesting.
This Plan may be amended to include provisions to establish and manage individual daily extraction components of access licences.
This Plan may be amended to provide for the implementation of any NSW sustainable diversion limit adjustment mechanism project in the water source under the Basin Plan, including but not limited to the following projects—
(a) Modernising supply systems for effluent creeks – Murrumbidgee River,
(b) Improved flow management works at the Murrumbidgee River – Yanco Creek offtake.
The Dictionary may be amended to add, modify or remove a definition.
This Plan may be amended to include provisions for the following—
(a) the interception of water before it reaches a stream or aquifer by plantations or other means,
(b) the management of salt interception schemes,
(c) water return flows, as referred to in Division 5 of Part 2 of Chapter 3 of the Act,
(d) the conversion of regulated river (high security) licences with share components that specify the water source to access licences with share components that specify connected upstream unregulated river water sources.
This Plan may be amended to give effect to, or in connection with, a determination of native title under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.
This Plan may be amended to facilitate total extractions reaching the long-term average annual extraction limit or long-term average sustainable diversion limit, subject to—
(a) an assessment of compliance with the limits made under Part 6 verifying that total extractions are less than those limits over the long term,
(b) a review and report on the reasons for total extractions being less than the limits over the long term, including recommendations for potential changes to this Plan to increase extractions to the limits and assessment of the impacts of the recommendations on future water allocations to all categories of water access licences, and
(c) there being no net reduction in the protection of planned environmental water established under clause 16 of this Plan.
Note— Section 10.28 of the Basin Plan requires that a water resource plan must ensure there is no net reduction in the protection of planned environmental water from the protection provided under State water management law immediately before the commencement of the Basin Plan.
Division 3 of Part 6 may be amended to establish a long-term average sustainable diversion limit that combines the long-term average sustainable diversion limits for the water source and the Murrumbidgee Unregulated River Water Sources.
This Plan may be amended to enable all or part of this Plan to be accredited as all or part of a water resource plan under the Water Act 2007 of the Commonwealth.
This Plan may be amended to do any of the following for the protection of water-dependent Aboriginal cultural assets—
(a) identify water-dependent Aboriginal cultural assets,
(b) establish rules for the granting and amending of water supply work approvals,
(c) establish dealing rules.
An amendment authorised by this Plan is taken to include any consequential amendments to this Plan required to give effect to that particular amendment.
Consequential amendments may be made to this Plan as a result of an amendment to the Act or regulations.
(a) the available water determinations made for the regulated river (general security) access licences in the water year, and
(b) the maximum of—
(i) zero, or
(ii) the water carried over in the regulated river (general security) access licence water allocation account from the previous water year, less 0.15 ML per unit share.
(a) a water access licence other than a floodplain harvesting access licence,
(b) a basic landholder right,
(c) an exemption from the need to hold a licence to take water under the Act.
As at the commencement of this Plan, this is the NSW Department of Planning and Environment – Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH).
As at the commencement of this Plan, this is Water NSW.
(a) the provisions in Divisions 1 – 3 of Part 10,
(b) the requirements for basic landholder rights in the water source,
(c) access licence water orders and the water required to meet transmission losses associated with those water orders.
The Yanco System consists of the following—
(a) Billabong Creek from its junction with Colombo Creek to its confluence with the Edward River,
(b) Billabong Creek upstream from its confluence with Colombo Creek to the concrete dam situated between portion 63, Parish of Cocketgedong and portion 24, Parish of Nowranie both in the County of Urana,
(c) Colombo Creek from its offtake from Yanco Creek to its confluence with Billabong Creek,
(d) Cuddell Creek from the intersection point of creek bank and the common boundary between portions 4 and 5, Parish of Cuddell, County of Mitchell, to its confluence with Yanco Creek,
(e) Forest Creek from its offtake from Billabong Creek within T.S.R. 30139, Parish of Thulabin, County of Townsend downstream to Warriston Weir,
(f) Nowranie Creek upstream from its confluence with Billabong Creek to the concrete dam situated within portion 27, Parish of Nowranie, County of Urana,
(g) Sheepwash Creek from its confluence with Billabong Creek within portion 49, Parish of Wanganella, County of Townsend, upstream to its intersection with the eastern boundary of said portion, parish and county,
(h) Unnamed lagoon, from its upstream effluence to its downstream confluence with Colombo Creek both located adjacent to Morundah Racecourse all within Reserve 67478, Parish of Waugh, County of Urana,
(i) Unnamed watercourse, from its confluence with Yanco Creek within portion 22, Parish of Moonbria, County of Townsend, to the earth dam located 158 metres upstream within portion 3, Parish of Moonbria, County of Townsend,
(j) Unnamed watercourse offtaking from Yanco Creek within portion 159, Parish of Bundure, County of Urana, to its upper limits within portion 58, Parish of Douglas, County of Urana,
(k) Unnamed watercourse from its offtake from an unnamed watercourse within portion 57, Parish of Douglas, County of Urana, and traversing portions 58, 61 and 156, Parish of Douglas, County of Urana,
(l) Unnamed watercourse (artificially improved), from its confluence with Yanco Creek within WR 1630 adjacent to portion 73, Parish of Uroly, County of Boyd, to its confluence with Back Creek within said portion,
(m) Back Creek from its confluence with unnamed watercourse within portion 73, Parish of Uroly, County of Boyd, to its confluence with Pine Watercourse and Washpen Creek within portion 72, Parish of Uroly, County of Boyd,
(n) Unnamed watercourse from its offtake from Colombo Creek within Reserve 1631, east of Portion 127, Parish of Bingagong, County of Urana, downstream to its confluence with Yanco Creek within Portion 114, Parish of Bingagong, County of Urana,
(o) Unnamed watercourse from its junction with Yanco Creek, within Reserve 1630, fronting Portion 128, Parish of Uroly, County of Boyd, to its junction with another unnamed watercourse within Portion 132, Parish of Uroly, County of Boyd, at a point approximately 870 metres east from the 2011 No 340 western boundary and 50 metres south from the northern boundary of the said portion,
(p) Washpen Creek from its confluence with Pine Watercourse and Back Creek within portion 72, Parish of Uroly, County of Boyd to its confluence with Pine Watercourse and Woolshed Creek within the Road Reserve located between portions 163 and 176, Parish of Howell, County of Boyd,
(q) Woolshed Creek from its confluence with Pine Watercourse and Washpen Creek within Road Reserve between portions 163 and 176, Parish of Howell, County of Boyd, to its confluence with Yanco Creek within WR 1684 adjacent to portion 142, Parish of Howell, County of Urana,
(r) Yanco Creek from its offtake from the Murrumbidgee River to its confluence with Billabong Creek.
(Clause 60)
DATE | EFFECTIVE VOLUME OF WATER IN BURRINJUCK DAM WATER STORAGE <30% FULL SUPPLY VOLUME | EFFECTIVE VOLUME OF WATER IN BURRINJUCK DAM WATER STORAGE 30–50% FULL SUPPLY VOLUME | EFFECTIVE VOLUME OF WATER IN BURRINJUCK DAM WATER STORAGE >50% FULL SUPPLY VOLUME | ||||||
WET | NORMAL | DRY | WET | NORMAL | DRY | WET | NORMAL | DRY | |
22-APR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23-APR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24-APR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
25-APR | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
26-APR | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
27-APR | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
28-APR | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
29-APR | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
30-APR | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
01-MAY | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
02-MAY | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
03-MAY | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
04-MAY | 18 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 |
05-MAY | 25 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 0 |
06-MAY | 31 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 0 |
07-MAY | 37 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 0 |
08-MAY | 43 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 0 |
09-MAY | 48 | 18 | 0 | 48 | 18 | 0 | 48 | 18 | 0 |
10-MAY | 50 | 20 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 0 |
11-MAY | 50 | 21 | 0 | 59 | 21 | 0 | 59 | 21 | 0 |
12-MAY | 50 | 22 | 0 | 65 | 22 | 0 | 65 | 22 | 0 |
13-MAY | 50 | 23 | 0 | 70 | 23 | 0 | 70 | 23 | 0 |
14-MAY | 50 | 24 | 0 | 74 | 24 | 0 | 74 | 24 | 0 |
15-MAY | 50 | 25 | 0 | 79 | 25 | 0 | 79 | 25 | 0 |
16-MAY | 50 | 26 | 2 | 83 | 26 | 2 | 83 | 26 | 2 |
17-MAY | 50 | 27 | 3 | 88 | 27 | 3 | 88 | 27 | 3 |
18-MAY | 50 | 28 | 4 | 91 | 28 | 4 | 91 | 28 | 4 |
19-MAY | 50 | 29 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 5 |
20-MAY | 50 | 30 | 6 | 99 | 30 | 6 | 99 | 30 | 6 |
21-MAY | 50 | 31 | 7 | 100 | 31 | 7 | 100 | 31 | 7 |
22-MAY | 50 | 32 | 8 | 100 | 32 | 8 | 100 | 32 | 8 |
23-MAY | 50 | 34 | 9 | 100 | 34 | 9 | 100 | 34 | 9 |
24-MAY | 50 | 35 | 10 | 100 | 35 | 10 | 100 | 35 | 10 |
25-MAY | 50 | 36 | 11 | 100 | 36 | 11 | 100 | 36 | 11 |
26-MAY | 50 | 37 | 12 | 100 | 37 | 12 | 100 | 37 | 12 |
27-MAY | 50 | 38 | 13 | 100 | 38 | 13 | 100 | 38 | 13 |
28-MAY | 50 | 39 | 14 | 100 | 39 | 14 | 100 | 39 | 14 |
29-MAY | 50 | 40 | 15 | 100 | 40 | 15 | 100 | 40 | 15 |
30-MAY | 50 | 41 | 16 | 100 | 41 | 16 | 100 | 41 | 16 |
31-MAY | 50 | 42 | 17 | 100 | 42 | 17 | 100 | 42 | 17 |
01-JUN | 50 | 43 | 18 | 100 | 43 | 18 | 100 | 43 | 18 |
02-JUN | 50 | 44 | 19 | 100 | 44 | 19 | 100 | 44 | 19 |
03-JUN | 50 | 45 | 20 | 100 | 45 | 20 | 100 | 45 | 20 |
04-JUN | 50 | 46 | 21 | 100 | 46 | 21 | 100 | 46 | 21 |
05-JUN | 50 | 47 | 22 | 100 | 47 | 22 | 100 | 47 | 22 |
06-JUN | 50 | 48 | 23 | 100 | 48 | 23 | 100 | 48 | 23 |
07-JUN | 50 | 49 | 24 | 100 | 49 | 24 | 100 | 49 | 24 |
08-JUN | 50 | 50 | 25 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 100 | 50 | 25 |
09-JUN | 50 | 50 | 26 | 100 | 50 | 26 | 100 | 51 | 26 |
10-JUN | 50 | 50 | 26 | 100 | 50 | 26 | 100 | 52 | 26 |
11-JUN | 50 | 50 | 27 | 100 | 50 | 27 | 100 | 53 | 27 |
12-JUN | 50 | 50 | 28 | 100 | 50 | 28 | 100 | 54 | 28 |
13-JUN | 50 | 50 | 29 | 97 | 50 | 29 | 97 | 55 | 29 |
14-JUN | 50 | 50 | 30 | 93 | 50 | 30 | 93 | 56 | 30 |
15-JUN | 50 | 50 | 31 | 89 | 50 | 31 | 89 | 57 | 31 |
16-JUN | 50 | 50 | 31 | 84 | 50 | 31 | 84 | 58 | 31 |
17-JUN | 50 | 50 | 32 | 78 | 50 | 32 | 78 | 59 | 32 |
18-JUN | 50 | 50 | 33 | 72 | 50 | 33 | 72 | 60 | 33 |
19-JUN | 50 | 50 | 34 | 66 | 50 | 34 | 66 | 61 | 34 |
20-JUN | 50 | 50 | 34 | 59 | 50 | 34 | 59 | 62 | 34 |
21-JUN | 50 | 50 | 35 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 52 | 63 | 35 |
22-JUN | 45 | 50 | 36 | 45 | 50 | 36 | 45 | 64 | 36 |
23-JUN | 37 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 37 |
24-JUN | 29 | 50 | 37 | 29 | 50 | 37 | 29 | 65 | 37 |
25-JUN | 20 | 50 | 38 | 20 | 50 | 38 | 20 | 66 | 38 |
26-JUN | 11 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 67 | 39 |
27-JUN | 1 | 50 | 39 | 1 | 50 | 39 | 1 | 68 | 39 |
28-JUN | 0 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 69 | 40 |
29-JUN | 0 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 69 | 40 |
30-JUN | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 70 | 41 |
01-JUL | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 71 | 41 |
02-JUL | 0 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 72 | 42 |
03-JUL | 0 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 72 | 42 |
04-JUL | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 73 | 43 |
05-JUL | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 74 | 43 |
06-JUL | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 75 | 44 |
07-JUL | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 75 | 44 |
08-JUL | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 76 | 45 |
09-JUL | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 77 | 45 |
10-JUL | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 77 | 45 |
11-JUL | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 78 | 46 |
12-JUL | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 79 | 46 |
13-JUL | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 79 | 46 |
14-JUL | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 80 | 46 |
15-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 80 | 47 |
16-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 81 | 47 |
17-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 81 | 47 |
18-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 82 | 47 |
19-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 82 | 47 |
20-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 83 | 47 |
21-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 83 | 47 |
22-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 |
23-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 |
24-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 |
25-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 47 |
26-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 47 |
27-JUL | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 86 | 47 |
28-JUL | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 |
29-JUL | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 |
30-JUL | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 |
31-JUL | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 87 | 46 |
01-AUG | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 |
02-AUG | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 |
03-AUG | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 |
04-AUG | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 87 | 44 |
05-AUG | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 87 | 44 |
06-AUG | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 88 | 43 |
07-AUG | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 88 | 43 |
08-AUG | 0 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 88 | 42 |
09-AUG | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 88 | 41 |
10-AUG | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 88 | 41 |
11-AUG | 0 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 88 | 40 |
12-AUG | 0 | 50 | 39 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 0 | 88 | 39 |
13-AUG | 0 | 50 | 39 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 0 | 88 | 39 |
14-AUG | 0 | 50 | 38 | 0 | 50 | 38 | 0 | 87 | 38 |
15-AUG | 0 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 87 | 37 |
16-AUG | 0 | 50 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 36 | 0 | 87 | 36 |
17-AUG | 0 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 87 | 35 |
18-AUG | 0 | 50 | 34 | 0 | 50 | 34 | 0 | 87 | 34 |
19-AUG | 0 | 50 | 33 | 0 | 50 | 33 | 0 | 86 | 33 |
20-AUG | 0 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 86 | 32 |
21-AUG | 0 | 50 | 31 | 0 | 50 | 31 | 0 | 86 | 31 |
22-AUG | 0 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 86 | 30 |
23-AUG | 0 | 50 | 29 | 0 | 50 | 29 | 0 | 85 | 29 |
24-AUG | 0 | 50 | 28 | 0 | 50 | 28 | 0 | 85 | 28 |
25-AUG | 0 | 50 | 26 | 0 | 50 | 26 | 0 | 84 | 26 |
26-AUG | 0 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 84 | 25 |
27-AUG | 0 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 84 | 24 |
28-AUG | 0 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 83 | 22 |
29-AUG | 0 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 82 | 21 |
30-AUG | 0 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 82 | 19 |
31-AUG | 0 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 81 | 18 |
01-SEP | 0 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 81 | 16 |
02-SEP | 0 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 80 | 15 |
03-SEP | 0 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 13 |
04-SEP | 0 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 11 |
05-SEP | 0 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 9 |
06-SEP | 0 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 8 |
07-SEP | 0 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 6 |
08-SEP | 0 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 4 |
09-SEP | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 2 |
10-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
11-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
12-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
13-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
14-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
15-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
16-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
17-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
18-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
19-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
20-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
21-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
22-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
23-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
24-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
25-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
26-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
27-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
28-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
29-SEP | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
30-SEP | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
01-OCT | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
02-OCT | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
03-OCT | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
04-OCT | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
05-OCT | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
06-OCT | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
07-OCT | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
08-OCT | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
09-OCT | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
10-OCT | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
11-OCT | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
12-OCT | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
13-OCT | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
14-OCT | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
15-OCT | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
16-OCT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
17-OCT | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
18-OCT | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
19-OCT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
20-OCT | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
21-OCT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
(Clause 60)
The following table indicates the average daily flows in the Goodradigbee River at Wee Jasper, which are to be used for the purpose of classifying the catchment condition for Burrinjuck Dam.
COLUMN 1 | COLUMN 2 | COLUMN 3 |
DATE | UPPER LIMIT OF “DRY CONDITIONS” FLOWS - ML/DAY | UPPER LIMIT OF “NORMAL CONDITIONS” FLOWS - ML/DAY |
22-Apr | 131 | 486 |
23-Apr | 127 | 399 |
24-Apr | 129 | 368 |
25-Apr | 131 | 349 |
26-Apr | 137 | 354 |
27-Apr | 137 | 339 |
28-Apr | 143 | 321 |
29-Apr | 147 | 339 |
30-Apr | 159 | 382 |
01-May | 152 | 348 |
02-May | 156 | 365 |
03-May | 154 | 613 |
04-May | 158 | 458 |
05-May | 154 | 407 |
06-May | 151 | 364 |
07-May | 171 | 398 |
08-May | 157 | 340 |
09-May | 152 | 304 |
10-May | 165 | 343 |
11-May | 184 | 437 |
12-May | 183 | 376 |
13-May | 178 | 671 |
14-May | 175 | 787 |
15-May | 166 | 507 |
16-May | 177 | 483 |
17-May | 182 | 521 |
18-May | 201 | 636 |
19-May | 208 | 774 |
20-May | 204 | 572 |
21-May | 194 | 473 |
22-May | 200 | 452 |
23-May | 222 | 531 |
24-May | 228 | 870 |
25-May | 243 | 743 |
26-May | 244 | 670 |
27-May | 306 | 737 |
28-May | 301 | 834 |
29-May | 252 | 683 |
30-May | 246 | 1058 |
31-May | 314 | 1294 |
01-Jun | 270 | 951 |
02-Jun | 271 | 799 |
03-Jun | 320 | 917 |
04-Jun | 277 | 776 |
05-Jun | 297 | 851 |
06-Jun | 268 | 845 |
07-Jun | 251 | 916 |
08-Jun | 276 | 843 |
09-Jun | 272 | 756 |
10-Jun | 294 | 936 |
11-Jun | 324 | 1376 |
12-Jun | 426 | 1338 |
13-Jun | 378 | 1070 |
14-Jun | 338 | 831 |
15-Jun | 318 | 772 |
16-Jun | 311 | 745 |
17-Jun | 317 | 804 |
18-Jun | 315 | 1054 |
19-Jun | 328 | 1230 |
20-Jun | 381 | 987 |
21-Jun | 358 | 977 |
22-Jun | 354 | 1009 |
23-Jun | 337 | 1036 |
24-Jun | 361 | 917 |
25-Jun | 398 | 1171 |
26-Jun | 381 | 1354 |
27-Jun | 375 | 1655 |
28-Jun | 399 | 1217 |
29-Jun | 441 | 1319 |
30-Jun | 460 | 1593 |
01-Jul | 422 | 1502 |
02-Jul | 459 | 1603 |
03-Jul | 478 | 1769 |
04-Jul | 522 | 1982 |
05-Jul | 502 | 2205 |
06-Jul | 610 | 3464 |
07-Jul | 622 | 2660 |
08-Jul | 576 | 2453 |
09-Jul | 554 | 1887 |
10-Jul | 606 | 1703 |
11-Jul | 568 | 1716 |
12-Jul | 574 | 1699 |
13-Jul | 521 | 1510 |
14-Jul | 495 | 1667 |
15-Jul | 505 | 1422 |
16-Jul | 547 | 1415 |
17-Jul | 599 | 1770 |
18-Jul | 528 | 2043 |
19-Jul | 509 | 2001 |
20-Jul | 480 | 1604 |
21-Jul | 499 | 1822 |
22-Jul | 483 | 2565 |
23-Jul | 553 | 2470 |
24-Jul | 493 | 2883 |
25-Jul | 596 | 2955 |
26-Jul | 646 | 3208 |
27-Jul | 681 | 2280 |
28-Jul | 866 | 2118 |
29-Jul | 883 | 2418 |
30-Jul | 961 | 2143 |
31-Jul | 883 | 2074 |
01-Aug | 804 | 1871 |
02-Aug | 766 | 1611 |
03-Aug | 769 | 1616 |
04-Aug | 689 | 1642 |
05-Aug | 695 | 1662 |
06-Aug | 927 | 2527 |
07-Aug | 899 | 2444 |
08-Aug | 867 | 2200 |
09-Aug | 803 | 2067 |
10-Aug | 792 | 1900 |
11-Aug | 824 | 1737 |
12-Aug | 859 | 1747 |
13-Aug | 855 | 1951 |
14-Aug | 836 | 1958 |
15-Aug | 854 | 2241 |
16-Aug | 945 | 2427 |
17-Aug | 896 | 2206 |
18-Aug | 932 | 2127 |
19-Aug | 881 | 2056 |
20-Aug | 878 | 1997 |
21-Aug | 869 | 2675 |
22-Aug | 835 | 2656 |
23-Aug | 828 | 2685 |
24-Aug | 851 | 2361 |
25-Aug | 865 | 2229 |
26-Aug | 899 | 2432 |
27-Aug | 862 | 2992 |
28-Aug | 877 | 2421 |
29-Aug | 849 | 2203 |
30-Aug | 907 | 2151 |
31-Aug | 909 | 2394 |
01-Sep | 1006 | 2448 |
02-Sep | 1057 | 2324 |
03-Sep | 1134 | 2321 |
04-Sep | 1188 | 2161 |
05-Sep | 1154 | 2247 |
06-Sep | 1061 | 2067 |
07-Sep | 1050 | 1933 |
08-Sep | 1027 | 2215 |
09-Sep | 1024 | 2352 |
10-Sep | 1078 | 2206 |
11-Sep | 1134 | 2188 |
12-Sep | 1161 | 2325 |
13-Sep | 1167 | 2215 |
14-Sep | 1145 | 2274 |
15-Sep | 1059 | 2092 |
16-Sep | 993 | 1971 |
17-Sep | 1111 | 2126 |
18-Sep | 1216 | 2670 |
19-Sep | 1166 | 2551 |
20-Sep | 1160 | 2186 |
21-Sep | 1109 | 2101 |
22-Sep | 983 | 2081 |
23-Sep | 917 | 1995 |
24-Sep | 857 | 1834 |
25-Sep | 803 | 2110 |
26-Sep | 791 | 1926 |
27-Sep | 759 | 2128 |
28-Sep | 806 | 1879 |
29-Sep | 807 | 1896 |
30-Sep | 806 | 1701 |
01-Oct | 747 | 1483 |
02-Oct | 741 | 1366 |
03-Oct | 780 | 1713 |
04-Oct | 714 | 3234 |
05-Oct | 706 | 2499 |
06-Oct | 687 | 1828 |
07-Oct | 704 | 1614 |
08-Oct | 689 | 1445 |
09-Oct | 701 | 1592 |
10-Oct | 655 | 1629 |
11-Oct | 630 | 1502 |
12-Oct | 626 | 1365 |
13-Oct | 636 | 1262 |
14-Oct | 627 | 1227 |
15-Oct | 587 | 1273 |
16-Oct | 584 | 1287 |
17-Oct | 602 | 1241 |
18-Oct | 601 | 1689 |
19-Oct | 584 | 1714 |
20-Oct | 573 | 1676 |
21-Oct | 565 | 1501 |
(Clause 65)
DATE | BURRINJUCK EFFECTIVE STORAGE VOLUME <30% FULL SUPPLY VOLUME OF BURRINJUCK | 30% FULL SUPPLY VOLUME OF BURRINJUCK < BURRINJUCK EFFECTIVE STORAGE VOLUME <50% FULL SUPPLY VOLUME OF BURRINJUCK | BURRINJUCK EFFECTIVE STORAGE VOLUME >50% FULL SUPPLY VOLUME OF BURRINJUCK | ||||||
WET | NORMAL | DRY | WET | NORMAL | DRY | WET | NORMAL | DRY | |
22-APR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23-APR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24-APR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
25-APR | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
26-APR | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
27-APR | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
28-APR | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
29-APR | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
30-APR | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
01-MAY | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
02-MAY | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
03-MAY | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
04-MAY | 18 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 |
05-MAY | 25 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 0 |
06-MAY | 31 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 0 |
07-MAY | 37 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 0 |
08-MAY | 43 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 0 |
09-MAY | 48 | 18 | 0 | 48 | 18 | 0 | 48 | 18 | 0 |
10-MAY | 54 | 20 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 0 |
11-MAY | 59 | 21 | 0 | 59 | 21 | 0 | 59 | 21 | 0 |
12-MAY | 65 | 22 | 0 | 65 | 22 | 0 | 65 | 22 | 0 |
13-MAY | 70 | 23 | 0 | 70 | 23 | 0 | 70 | 23 | 0 |
14-MAY | 74 | 24 | 0 | 74 | 24 | 0 | 74 | 24 | 0 |
15-MAY | 79 | 25 | 0 | 79 | 25 | 0 | 79 | 25 | 0 |
16-MAY | 83 | 26 | 2 | 83 | 26 | 2 | 83 | 26 | 2 |
17-MAY | 88 | 27 | 3 | 88 | 27 | 3 | 88 | 27 | 3 |
18-MAY | 91 | 28 | 4 | 91 | 28 | 4 | 91 | 28 | 4 |
19-MAY | 95 | 29 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 5 |
20-MAY | 99 | 30 | 6 | 99 | 30 | 6 | 99 | 30 | 6 |
21-MAY | 100 | 31 | 7 | 100 | 31 | 7 | 100 | 31 | 7 |
22-MAY | 100 | 32 | 8 | 100 | 32 | 8 | 100 | 32 | 8 |
23-MAY | 100 | 34 | 9 | 100 | 34 | 9 | 100 | 34 | 9 |
24-MAY | 100 | 35 | 10 | 100 | 35 | 10 | 100 | 35 | 10 |
25-MAY | 100 | 36 | 11 | 100 | 36 | 11 | 100 | 36 | 11 |
26-MAY | 100 | 37 | 12 | 100 | 37 | 12 | 100 | 37 | 12 |
27-MAY | 100 | 38 | 13 | 100 | 38 | 13 | 100 | 38 | 13 |
28-MAY | 100 | 39 | 14 | 100 | 39 | 14 | 100 | 39 | 14 |
29-MAY | 100 | 40 | 15 | 100 | 40 | 15 | 100 | 40 | 15 |
30-MAY | 100 | 41 | 16 | 100 | 41 | 16 | 100 | 41 | 16 |
31-MAY | 100 | 42 | 17 | 100 | 42 | 17 | 100 | 42 | 17 |
01-JUN | 100 | 43 | 18 | 100 | 43 | 18 | 100 | 43 | 18 |
02-JUN | 100 | 44 | 19 | 100 | 44 | 19 | 100 | 44 | 19 |
03-JUN | 100 | 45 | 20 | 100 | 45 | 20 | 100 | 45 | 20 |
04-JUN | 100 | 46 | 21 | 100 | 46 | 21 | 100 | 46 | 21 |
05-JUN | 100 | 47 | 22 | 100 | 47 | 22 | 100 | 47 | 22 |
06-JUN | 100 | 48 | 23 | 100 | 48 | 23 | 100 | 48 | 23 |
07-JUN | 100 | 49 | 24 | 100 | 49 | 24 | 100 | 49 | 24 |
08-JUN | 100 | 50 | 25 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 100 | 50 | 25 |
09-JUN | 100 | 51 | 26 | 100 | 51 | 26 | 100 | 51 | 26 |
10-JUN | 100 | 52 | 26 | 100 | 52 | 26 | 100 | 52 | 26 |
11-JUN | 100 | 53 | 27 | 100 | 53 | 27 | 100 | 53 | 27 |
12-JUN | 100 | 54 | 28 | 100 | 54 | 28 | 100 | 54 | 28 |
13-JUN | 97 | 55 | 29 | 97 | 55 | 29 | 97 | 55 | 29 |
14-JUN | 93 | 56 | 30 | 93 | 56 | 30 | 93 | 56 | 30 |
15-JUN | 89 | 57 | 31 | 89 | 57 | 31 | 89 | 57 | 31 |
16-JUN | 84 | 58 | 31 | 84 | 58 | 31 | 84 | 58 | 31 |
17-JUN | 78 | 59 | 32 | 78 | 59 | 32 | 78 | 59 | 32 |
18-JUN | 72 | 60 | 33 | 72 | 60 | 33 | 72 | 60 | 33 |
19-JUN | 66 | 61 | 34 | 66 | 61 | 34 | 66 | 61 | 34 |
20-JUN | 59 | 62 | 34 | 59 | 62 | 34 | 59 | 62 | 34 |
21-JUN | 52 | 63 | 35 | 52 | 63 | 35 | 52 | 63 | 35 |
22-JUN | 45 | 64 | 36 | 45 | 64 | 36 | 45 | 64 | 36 |
23-JUN | 37 | 64 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 37 |
24-JUN | 29 | 65 | 37 | 29 | 65 | 37 | 29 | 65 | 37 |
25-JUN | 20 | 66 | 38 | 20 | 66 | 38 | 20 | 66 | 38 |
26-JUN | 11 | 67 | 39 | 11 | 67 | 39 | 11 | 67 | 39 |
27-JUN | 1 | 68 | 39 | 1 | 68 | 39 | 1 | 68 | 39 |
28-JUN | 0 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 69 | 40 |
29-JUN | 0 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 69 | 40 |
30-JUN | 0 | 70 | 41 | 0 | 70 | 41 | 0 | 70 | 41 |
01-JUL | 0 | 71 | 41 | 0 | 71 | 41 | 0 | 71 | 41 |
02-JUL | 0 | 72 | 42 | 0 | 72 | 42 | 0 | 72 | 42 |
03-JUL | 0 | 72 | 42 | 0 | 72 | 42 | 0 | 72 | 42 |
04-JUL | 0 | 73 | 43 | 0 | 73 | 43 | 0 | 73 | 43 |
05-JUL | 0 | 74 | 43 | 0 | 74 | 43 | 0 | 74 | 43 |
06-JUL | 0 | 75 | 44 | 0 | 75 | 44 | 0 | 75 | 44 |
07-JUL | 0 | 75 | 44 | 0 | 75 | 44 | 0 | 75 | 44 |
08-JUL | 0 | 76 | 45 | 0 | 76 | 45 | 0 | 76 | 45 |
09-JUL | 0 | 77 | 45 | 0 | 77 | 45 | 0 | 77 | 45 |
10-JUL | 0 | 77 | 45 | 0 | 77 | 45 | 0 | 77 | 45 |
11-JUL | 0 | 78 | 46 | 0 | 78 | 46 | 0 | 78 | 46 |
12-JUL | 0 | 79 | 46 | 0 | 79 | 46 | 0 | 79 | 46 |
13-JUL | 0 | 79 | 46 | 0 | 79 | 46 | 0 | 79 | 46 |
14-JUL | 0 | 80 | 46 | 0 | 80 | 46 | 0 | 80 | 46 |
15-JUL | 0 | 80 | 47 | 0 | 80 | 47 | 0 | 80 | 47 |
16-JUL | 0 | 81 | 47 | 0 | 81 | 47 | 0 | 81 | 47 |
17-JUL | 0 | 81 | 47 | 0 | 81 | 47 | 0 | 81 | 47 |
18-JUL | 0 | 82 | 47 | 0 | 82 | 47 | 0 | 82 | 47 |
19-JUL | 0 | 82 | 47 | 0 | 82 | 47 | 0 | 82 | 47 |
20-JUL | 0 | 83 | 47 | 0 | 83 | 47 | 0 | 83 | 47 |
21-JUL | 0 | 83 | 47 | 0 | 83 | 47 | 0 | 83 | 47 |
22-JUL | 0 | 84 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 |
23-JUL | 0 | 84 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 |
24-JUL | 0 | 84 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 | 0 | 84 | 47 |
25-JUL | 0 | 85 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 47 |
26-JUL | 0 | 85 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 47 |
27-JUL | 0 | 86 | 47 | 0 | 86 | 47 | 0 | 86 | 47 |
28-JUL | 0 | 86 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 |
29-JUL | 0 | 86 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 |
30-JUL | 0 | 86 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 46 |
31-JUL | 0 | 87 | 46 | 0 | 87 | 46 | 0 | 87 | 46 |
01-AUG | 0 | 87 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 |
02-AUG | 0 | 87 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 |
03-AUG | 0 | 87 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 | 0 | 87 | 45 |
04-AUG | 0 | 87 | 44 | 0 | 87 | 44 | 0 | 87 | 44 |
05-AUG | 0 | 87 | 44 | 0 | 87 | 44 | 0 | 87 | 44 |
06-AUG | 0 | 88 | 43 | 0 | 88 | 43 | 0 | 88 | 43 |
07-AUG | 0 | 88 | 43 | 0 | 88 | 43 | 0 | 88 | 43 |
08-AUG | 0 | 88 | 42 | 0 | 88 | 42 | 0 | 88 | 42 |
09-AUG | 0 | 88 | 41 | 0 | 88 | 41 | 0 | 88 | 41 |
10-AUG | 0 | 88 | 41 | 0 | 88 | 41 | 0 | 88 | 41 |
11-AUG | 0 | 88 | 40 | 0 | 88 | 40 | 0 | 88 | 40 |
12-AUG | 0 | 88 | 39 | 0 | 88 | 39 | 0 | 88 | 39 |
13-AUG | 0 | 88 | 39 | 0 | 88 | 39 | 0 | 88 | 39 |
14-AUG | 0 | 87 | 38 | 0 | 87 | 38 | 0 | 87 | 38 |
15-AUG | 0 | 87 | 37 | 0 | 87 | 37 | 0 | 87 | 37 |
16-AUG | 0 | 87 | 36 | 0 | 87 | 36 | 0 | 87 | 36 |
17-AUG | 0 | 87 | 35 | 0 | 87 | 35 | 0 | 87 | 35 |
18-AUG | 0 | 87 | 34 | 0 | 87 | 34 | 0 | 87 | 34 |
19-AUG | 0 | 86 | 33 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 0 | 86 | 33 |
20-AUG | 0 | 86 | 32 | 0 | 86 | 32 | 0 | 86 | 32 |
21-AUG | 0 | 86 | 31 | 0 | 86 | 31 | 0 | 86 | 31 |
22-AUG | 0 | 86 | 30 | 0 | 86 | 30 | 0 | 86 | 30 |
23-AUG | 0 | 85 | 29 | 0 | 85 | 29 | 0 | 85 | 29 |
24-AUG | 0 | 85 | 28 | 0 | 85 | 28 | 0 | 85 | 28 |
25-AUG | 0 | 84 | 26 | 0 | 84 | 26 | 0 | 84 | 26 |
26-AUG | 0 | 84 | 25 | 0 | 84 | 25 | 0 | 84 | 25 |
27-AUG | 0 | 84 | 24 | 0 | 84 | 24 | 0 | 84 | 24 |
28-AUG | 0 | 83 | 22 | 0 | 83 | 22 | 0 | 83 | 22 |
29-AUG | 0 | 82 | 21 | 0 | 82 | 21 | 0 | 82 | 21 |
30-AUG | 0 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 82 | 19 |
31-AUG | 0 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 81 | 18 |
01-SEP | 0 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 81 | 16 |
02-SEP | 0 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 80 | 15 |
03-SEP | 0 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 13 |
04-SEP | 0 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 11 |
05-SEP | 0 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 9 |
06-SEP | 0 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 8 |
07-SEP | 0 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 6 |
08-SEP | 0 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 4 |
09-SEP | 0 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 2 |
10-SEP | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
11-SEP | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
12-SEP | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
13-SEP | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
14-SEP | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
15-SEP | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
16-SEP | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
17-SEP | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
18-SEP | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
19-SEP | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
20-SEP | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
21-SEP | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
22-SEP | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
23-SEP | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
24-SEP | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
25-SEP | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
26-SEP | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
27-SEP | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
28-SEP | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
29-SEP | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
30-SEP | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
01-OCT | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
02-OCT | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
03-OCT | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
04-OCT | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
05-OCT | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
06-OCT | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
07-OCT | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
08-OCT | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
09-OCT | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
10-OCT | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
11-OCT | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
12-OCT | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
13-OCT | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
14-OCT | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
15-OCT | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
16-OCT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
17-OCT | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
18-OCT | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
19-OCT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
20-OCT | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
21-OCT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
(Repealed)
Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2016 (367). LW 1.7.2016. Date of commencement, 1.7.2016, cl 3. This Plan has been amended as follows—
No 92 | Water Management Act 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000. Date of commencement of Part 5 of Sch 12, 27.6.2018, sec 2 (2) of the Water Management Amendment Act 2018. Amended by Water Management Amendment Act 2018 No 31. Assented to 27.6.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 1 [89], assent, sec 2 (2). | |
No 55 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2016. Assented to 25.10.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 3.48, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1). | |
(684) | Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source Amendment Order 2017. LW 5.12.2017. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(372) | Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source Amendment Order 2018. LW 6.7.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(871) | Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source Amendment Order 2022. LW 23.12.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. |
Part 1, notes | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 2 | Am 2022 (871), Sch 1[2]. |
Cl 3 | Am 2022 (871), Sch 1[3]. |
Cl 4 | Am 2000 No 92, Sch 12, Part 5 (ins 2018 No 31, Sch 1 [89]); 2016 No 55, Sch 3.48 [1]; 2022 (871), Sch 1[4]–[6]. |
Cl 5 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[7]. |
Part 2 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[8]. |
Part 2, notes | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 6 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 7 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 8 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 9 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 10 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 11 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 12 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[9]. |
Cl 13 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[10]. |
Part 4, heading | Am 2022 (871), Sch 1[11]. |
Part 4, note | Am 2022 (871), Sch 1[12]. |
Cl 14 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[13]. |
Cl 15 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[14]. |
Cl 16 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[15]. |
Cl 17 | Am 2022 (871), Sch 1[16]–[19]. |
Part 5, Div 2, note | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[20]. |
Cl 18 | Am 2022 (871), Sch 1[21] [22]. |
Cl 19 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Part 5, Div 3 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Part 5, Div 3, notes | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 20 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 21 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 22 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 23 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 24 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 25 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 26 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 27 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Cl 28 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. |
Part 6 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Part 6, note | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Part 6, Div 1 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 29 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[23]. Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Part 6, Div 2 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 30 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 31 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 32 | Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.48 [2]. Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Part 6, Div 3 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 33 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 34 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 35 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Part 6, Div 4 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 36 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Part 6, Div 5 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 37 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 38 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 39 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 40 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 41 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 42 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 43 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Cl 44 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[24]. |
Part 7 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[25]. |
Part 7, notes | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[25]. |
Part 7, Div 1 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[25]. |
Cl 45 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[25]. |
Part 7, Div 2 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[25]. |
Part 8 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Part 8, notes | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Part 8, Div 1 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Cl 46 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Cl 47 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Cl 48 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Part 8, Div 2 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Part 8, Div 2, notes | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Cl 49 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Cl 50 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Cl 51 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[26]. |
Part 9 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Part 9, notes | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Part 9, Div 1 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Cl 52 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Part 9, Div 2 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Cl 53 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Cl 54 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Cl 55 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Cl 56 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Cl 57 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[27]. |
Part 10 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Part 10, notes | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Part 10, Div 1 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 58 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 59 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 60 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 61 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Part 10, Div 2 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 62 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 63 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 64 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 65 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 66 | Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.48 [3]. Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 67 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Part 10, Div 3 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 68 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 69 | Am 2017 (684), Sch 1 [1]. Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 70 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Part 10, Div 4 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 71 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Part 10, Div 5 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 72 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 73 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 74 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 75 | Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.48 [4]. Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 76 | Am 2018 (372), Sch 1 [1]. Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 77 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 78 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Cl 79 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[28]. |
Part 11 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Part 11, note | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Part 11, Div 1 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Cl 80 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Part 11, Div 2 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Part 11, Div 2, note | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Cl 81 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Part 11, Div 3 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Part 11, Div 3, note | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Cl 82 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Cl 83 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[29]. |
Part 12 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Part 12, notes | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 84 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 85 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 86 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 87 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 88 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 89 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 90 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 91 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 92 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Cl 93 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[30]. |
Dictionary | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[32]. |
Sch 1 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[33]. |
Sch 1 (previously Sch 4) | Am 2022 (871), Sch 1[34]. Renumbered 2022 (871), Sch 1[35]. |
Sch 2 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[36]. |
Sch 3 | Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[36]. |
Sch 4 | Ins 2022 (871), Sch 1[36]. |
Appendix 1 | Am 2000 No 92, Sch 12, Part 5 (ins 2018 No 31, Sch 1 [89]); 2016 No 55, Sch 3.48 [5]. Subst 2022 (871), Sch 1[37]. |
Appendix 2 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[37]. |
Appendix 3 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[37]. |
Appendix 4 | Rep 2022 (871), Sch 1[37]. |
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