Water sharing plan reviews
Reviewing water sharing plans to identify opportunities to improve water sharing provisions and associated outcomes
The purpose of water sharing plans is to prescribe how water is managed, firstly to provide for the environment and also to support social and economic outcomes. These plans typically apply for a period of ten years.
The Commission has a statutory role under Section 43A of the Water Management Act 2000 to undertake independent reviews of water sharing plans approaching expiry and report its findings to the Minister for Water.
These reviews help to identify opportunities to improve water sharing provisions and associated outcomes. The Minister considers the Commission’s report before deciding to extend or make a new water sharing plan.
Water sharing plans for the following water sources:
- Bega and Brogo Rivers Area Regulated, Unregulated and Alluvial
- Greater Metropolitan Region Unregulated River
- Greater Metropolitan Region Groundwater
- Murrah-Wallaga Area Unregulated and Alluvial
- Richmond River Area Unregulated, Regulated and Alluvial
- Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial
- Tweed River Area Unregulated and Alluvial
| Water sharing plan |
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| Barwon-Darling Unregulated and Alluvial |
Review report |
| Water sharing plan |
|
| Lower Gwydir Groundwater |
Review report (all plans) |
| Lower Lachlan Groundwater |
| Lower Macquarie Groundwater |
| Lower Murray Groundwater |
| Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater |
| Paterson Regulated River |
| Upper and Lower Namoi Groundwater |
| Water sharing plan |
|
| Adelong Creek |
Review report (all plans) |
| Alstoneville Plateau Groundwater |
| Apsley River |
| Castlereagh River above Binnaway |
| Commissioners Waters |
| Coopers Creek |
| Dorrigo Plateau Surface and Dorrigo Basalt Groundwater |
| Gwydir Regulated River |
| Hunter Regulated River |
| Jilliby Jilliby Creek |
| Kangaroo River |
| Karuah River |
| Kulnura Mangrove Mountain Groundwater |
| Lachlan Regulated River |
| Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers |
| Mangrove Creek |
| Murrumbidgee Regulated River |
| NSW Murray and Lower Darling Regulated Rivers |
| Ourimbah Creek |
| Phillips Ck, Mooki River, Quirindi Ck and Warrah Creek |
| Rocky Ck, Cobbadah Upper Horton and Lower Horton |
| Stuarts Point Groundwater |
| Tarcutta Creek |
| Tenterfield Creek |
| Tomago TomareeStockton Groundwater |
| Toorumbie Creek |
| Upper Billabong |
| Upper Brunswick River |
| Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi Regulated River |
| Wandella Creek |
| Wybong Creek |
