Completed audits
Recently published
Recently published
Audits underway
Audits underway
Upcoming audits
Upcoming audits
Completed audits
Completed audits
Audit approach
Audit approach
We have conducted the following audits of water management plans under Section 44 of the Water Management Act 2000 to ascertain whether the plan provisions are being given effect to.
2023 Audits
Namoi valley floodplain management plans (2 plans):
Upper Namoi Valley Floodplain 2019
Lower Namoi Valley Floodplain 2020
- Audit report (January 2023)
- DPE-Water response
- WaterNSW response
- Minister's response
2022 Audits
Northern regulated water sharing plans:
Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources 2016
Gwydir Regulated River Water Source 2016
Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Source 2016
- Audit report (August 2022)
- Minister's response
- DPE-Water response
- WaterNSW reponse
Barwon-Darling Valley Floodplain Management Plan 2017
2021 Audits
Gwydir Valley Floodplain Management Plan 2016
Coastal unregulated and alluvial water sharing plans (8 plans)
- Brunswick Unregulated and Alluvial 2016
- Clarence River Unregulated and Alluvial 2016
- Clyde River Unregulated and Alluvial 2016
- Deua River Unregulated and Alluvial 2016
- Macleay Unregulated and Alluvial 2016
- Nambucca Unregulated and Alluvial 2016
- Snowy Genoa Unregulated and Alluvial 2016
- Tuross River Unregulated and Alluvial 2016
Coastal groundwater water sharing plans (3 plans)
- North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater 2016
- North Coast Fractured and Porous Rock Groundwater 2016
- South Coast Groundwater 2016
- Audit report (March 2021)
- DPIE-Water response
- WaterNSW response
- NRAR response
Hunter Regulated River Water Sharing Plan 2016
2020 Audits
Lachlan, Murray and Murrumbidgee floodplain management plans (10 plans)
- Lachlan River (Gooloogong to Jemalong Gap) 2011
- Lachlan River (Jemalong Gap to Condobolin) 2012
- Lachlan River (Hillston, Lake Brewster to Whealbah) 2005
- Edward/Wakool Rivers St 1 (Deniliquin to Moama-Moulamein Rly) 2011
- Wakool River Stage 2 (Moama-Moulamein Rly to Gee Gee Bridge) 2011
- Edward/Niemur Rivers St 3 (Moama-Moulamein Rly to Liewah/Mallan) 2011
- Edward/Wakool Rivers St 4 (Noorang Rd to Wakool Murray Jn) 2000
- Tuppal and Bullatale Creeks (Murray River Uptake to Deniliquin) 2004
- Murrumbidgee River (Hay to Maude) 2014
- Billabong Creek 2006