Temporary water restrictions

Summary of temporary water restrictions

The tables below give a summary of temporary water restrictions for regulated river, unregulated river and groundwater water sources.

More information on a water source restriction can be found by selecting the temporary water restriction notice listed in the table.

Lower Darling Regulated River Water Source

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Lower Darling Regulated River Water Source) Amendment Order 2019
Licences affected	Regulated river (general security) access licences
Date restriction started	4 December 2018
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current  – amended 1 July 2019

Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources) Order 2019
Licences affected	Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi regulated river (general security) access licences
Date restriction started	1 July 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

NSW Border Rivers Regulated River Water Source

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (NSW Border Rivers ) Order 2019
Licences affected	NSW Border Rivers regulated river (general security) access licences (Class A and Class B)
Date restriction started	1 July 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Lachlan Regulated River Water Source

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Lachlan Regulated River Water Source) Order 2019
Licences affected	Lachlan regulated river (general security) access licences
Date restriction started	1 July 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Macquarie Regulated River Water Source

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Macquarie Regulated River) Order 2019
Licences affected	Macquarie regulated river (general security) access licences
Date restriction started	1 July 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Barwon-Darling Unregulated River Water Source

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Barwon-Darling Unregulated River Water Source) Order 2019
Licences affected	Unregulated river A, B and C Class access licences from Mungindi to Menindee
Date restriction started	15 April 2019 (amended 8 May 2019)
Date restriction ends	30 August 2019
Status	Current

Botany Sands Groundwater Source

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Botany Sands Groundwater Source) Order 2018
Licences affected	Applies to parts of Botany Sands Groundwater Source as shown in map as area 1 and area 2
Date restriction started	23 February 2018
Date restriction ends	30 June 2024
Status	Current

Namoi and Macquarie Water Sources

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Namoi and Macquarie Water Sources) Order 2019
Licences affected	Lower Namoi regulated river (general security) access licences Lower Namoi unregulated river access licences Macquarie (lower) unregulated river access licences
Date restriction started	31 March 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2019
Status	Repealed 6 May 2019

Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Sources

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Sources) Order (No 2) 2018
Licences affected	Macquarie regulated river (general security) access licences
Date restriction started	11 September 2018
Date restriction ends	30 June 2019
Status	Current

Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Sources

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Sources) Order 2018
Licences affected	Macquarie regulated river (general security) access licences
Date restriction started	31 August 2018
Date restriction ends	30 June 2019
Status	Current