Summary of expired or repealed temporary water restrictions

The tables below give a summary of expired or repealed temporary restrictions for regulated river, unregulated river and groundwater water sources.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

Temporary restriction notice	Temporary Water Restriction (Northern NSW Murray Darling Basin) Amendment 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. (Access licences in the following water sources are not affected - Campbells River Downstream Management Zone, Macquarie River above Bathurst Management Zone, Fish River Water Source – downstream of Lake Oberon to confluence with Macquarie River, Macquarie River between Bathurst and Evans Plains Creek Management Zone).
Exemptions	Yarraman Creek within the Lake Goran Water source - Unregulated Access Licenses Thalaba Creek and Millie Creek Water Sources - Unregulated Access Licenses Upper Macdonald River, Mid Macdonald River, Upper Namoi, Werris Creek, Rangira Creek, Bluevale, Coxs Creek, Maules Creek, Eulah Creek, Bohena Creek, Spring Creek, Bobbiwaa Creek, Phillips Creek, Mooki River, Quirindi Creek, Warrah Creek Water Sources - Unregulated Access Licenses Namoi, Peel, upper Namoi Water Sources - Regulated High Security Access Licenses Mehi Water Source - Unregulated Access Licenses Brigalow, Bundock, Coghill, Etoo, Talluba, lower Namoi, Pian and Baradine Water Sources - Unregulated Access Licenses Peel Regulated River Water Source - High Security Access Licences  (Expired 7 February 2020) Mooki River Water Source (Expired 7 February 2020) Quirindi Creek Water Source (Expired 7 February 2020)
Date restriction started	30 January 2020
Date restriction ends	17 February 2020
Status	Amended

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 licenses
Date restriction started	8 January 2020
Date restriction ends	30 June 2020
Status	Repealed 12 February 2020

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.
Exemptions	Campbells River Downstream Management Zone Macquarie River Above Bathurst Management Zone Fish River Water Source Downstream of Lake Oberon to confulence with Macquarie River Macquarie River between Bathurst and Evans Plains Creek Water Source Peel Regulated River Water Source - High Security Access Licences Mooki River Water Source Quirindi Creek Water Source
Date restriction started	17 January 2020
Date restriction ends	31 January 2020
Status	Amended

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 - 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	Expired

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

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

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