2020-2021 Water management plan audits




Status:

Audit reports provided

Number of plans audited:

22

Summary

We audited implementation of the following 22 water management plans to ascertain whether the provisions of the plans are being given effect to, as required under Section 44 of the Water Management Act 2000 (the Act):

  • Coastal unregulated and alluvial water sharing plans:

    • Brunswick unregulated and alluvial water source 2016
    • Clarence River unregulated and alluvial water source 2016
    • Clyde River unregulated and alluvial water source 2016
    • Deua River unregulated and alluvial water source 2016
    • Macleay unregulated and alluvial water source 2016
    • Nambucca unregulated and alluvial water source 2016
    • Snowy Genoa unregulated and alluvial water source 2016
    • Tuross River unregulated and alluvial water source 2016
  • Hunter regulated river water sharing plan
  • Coastal groundwater water sharing plans:

    • North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater water source 2016
    • North Coast Fractured and Porous Rock Groundwater water source 2016
    • South Coast Groundwater water source 2016
  • Lachlan, Murray and Murrumbidgee regions' floodplain management 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.

While many provisions of all the above plans are being implemented, our audit concluded that on balance the provisions of these plans have not been given full effect to in accordance with the Act. The overarching consequence is that the objectives of the plans are unlikely to be achieved. The Minister for Water and audit agencies have responded to our audit recommendations (see below).

Key documents

Coastal unregulated and alluvial

Hunter regulated river

Coastal groundwater

Lachlan, Murray and Murrumbidgee