Review schedule

Reviews submitted to Minister

In June 2023, we submitted our water sharing plan reviews of the following plans to the Minister for Water:

• Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated River Water Sources 2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the Namoi and Peel Unregulated Rivers Water Sources 2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie Bogan Unregulated Rivers Water Sources 2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the Belubula Regulated River Water Source 2012.

In accordance with the NSW Water Management Act 2000, we will publish our review reports when a response is received from the Minister or six months after being submitted to the Minister, whichever comes first.

Upcoming reviews

We are currently reviewing the:

• Water Sharing Plan for the New South Wales Murray and Lower Darling Regulated Rivers Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2016

We will review the following plans by the end of the 2025-26 financial year. The order of reviews is currently under review. An update plan by financial year will be posted on this website when it is available.

• Water Sharing Plan for the Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Macleay Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Source 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Clarence River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Hunter Regulated River Water Source 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Paterson Regulated River Water Source 2019
• Water Sharing Plan for the North Coast Fractured and Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Brunswick Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Nambucca Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Clyde River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the South Coast Groundwater Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Tuross River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Deua River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Snowy Genoa Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016