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.

Temporary Water Restriction - Northern NSW Murray Darling Basin

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Northern NSW Murray Darling Basin) Order 2020
Licences affected	Unregulated river (A, B and C Classes) access licences and unregulated river access licences, unregulated river (special additional high flow) access licence, regulated river (general security) access licence and regulated river (general security A and B class) access licence, high security regulated river licences in Border Rivers, Peel, Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi.
Date restriction started	17 January 2020
Date restriction ends	31 January 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction - Bega and Brogo Regulated Rivers Water Sources

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Bega and Brogo Regulated Rivers Water Sources) Order 2020
Licences affected	Bega and Brogo regulated rivers (general security) access licences
Date restriction started	8 January 2020
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction - Hastings Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Hastings Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources) Order 2019
Licences affected	Access licences holders who take from the Hastings Unregulated and Upriver Alluvial Water Source and access licences holders who take from the Hastings River Coastal Floodplain Alluvial Groundwater Source - but only in relation to the logbook requirements under clause 3.
Date restriction started	20 December 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction - Barwon-Darling Unregulated River and Intersecting Streams Unregulated Water Sources (Amended)

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Barwon-Darling Unregulated River and Intersecting Streams Unregulated Water Sources) Amendment Order 2019
Licences affected	Unregulated river (A, B and C Classes) access licences and unregulated river access licences
Date restriction started	20 December 2019
Date restriction ends	5 January 2020
Status	Expired

Temporary Water Restriction - Northern Inland Tributaries

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Northern Inland Tributaries) Order 2019
Licences affected	Unregulated river (A, B and C Classes) access licences and unregulated river access licences, unregulated river (special additional high flow) access licence, regulated river (general security) access licence and regulated river (general security A and B class) access licence
Date restriction started	20 December 2019
Date restriction ends	5 January 2020
Status	Expired

Temporary Water Restriction - Dingo Creek

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Dingo Creek Water Source) Order 2019
Licences affected	Unregulated river access licences and aquifer access licences
Date restriction started	20 December 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction - Upper and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Upper and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources) Amendment Order No. 2 2019
Licences affected	Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi regulated river (general security) access licences
Date restriction started	6 December 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction - Barwon-Darling Unregulated River and Intersecting Streams Unregulated Water Sources

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Barwon-Darling Unregulated River and Intersecting Streams Unregulated Water Sources) Order 2019
Licences affected	Unregulated river (A, B and C Classes) access licences and unregulated river access licences
Date restriction started	4 November 2019
Date restriction ends	31 December 2019
Status	Amended – refer to Temporary Water Restriction (Barwon-Darling Unregulated River and Intersecting Streams Unregulated Water Sources) Amendment Order 2019

Temporary Water Restriction (NSW Border Rivers) Amendment - repeal of the Access Licence Dealing Principles

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (NSW Border Rivers) Amendment Order 2019
Licences affected	Water access licence holders
Date restriction started	1 November 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction (Upper and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources) Amendment - repeal of the Access Licence Dealing Principles

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Upper and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources) Amendment Order 2019
Licences affected	Water access licence holders
Date restriction started	1 November 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction (Lachlan Regulated River Water Source) Amendment - repeal of the Access Licence Dealing Principles

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Lachlan Regulated River Water Source) Amendment Order 2019
Licences affected	Water access licence holders
Date restriction started	1 November 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction (Macquarie Regulated River) Amendment - repeal of the Access Licence Dealing Principles

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Macquarie Regulated River) Amendment Order 2019
Licences affected	Water access licence holders
Date restriction started	1 November 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Temporary Water Restriction (Lower Darling Regulated River Water Source) Amendment - permit the taking of water for the purposes of testing metering equipment

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restrictions (Lower Darling Regulated River Water Source) Amendment Order No. 2 2019
Licences affected	Water access licence holders
Date restriction started	1 November 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Campbells River Downstream and Macquarie River above Bathurst unregulated river management zones and downstream Lake Oberon to confluence with Macquarie River in the Fish River

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Macquarie Bogan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Source) Order 2019
Licences affected	Restrictions on unregulated river access licence holders
Date restriction started	1 November 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Barwon River upstream of Mungindi weir

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Barwon River upstream of Mungindi weir) Order 2019
Licences affected	Restrictions on domestic and stock access licenses and basic landholders rights (domestic and stock)
Date restriction started	30 October 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Maules Creek Groundwater Source, Upstream Elfin Crossing

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Maules Creek Groundwater Source, Upstream Elfin Crossing) Order 2019
Licences affected	Upper Namoi Zone 11 Maules Creek groundwater source (groundwater) access licences
Date restriction started	18 October 2019
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Current

Belubula Regulated River Water Source

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

Murray below Mulwala Water Source

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Tuppal Creek) Order 2019
Licences affected	Unregulated river access licence
Date restriction started	1 September 2019
Date restriction ends	1 May 2020
Status	Current

Murray below Mulwala Water Source

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Thule Creek) Order 2019
Licences affected	Unregulated river access licence
Date restriction started	16 September 2019
Date restriction ends	1 May 2020
Status	Current

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	Amended - refer to Temporary Water Restriction (Upper and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources)  Amendment Order No. 2 2019

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	Expired

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	Expired

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	Expired