Summary of expired or repealed temporary water restrictions

Namoi River in Walgett, New South Wales. Image courtesy of DNSW.

The table below gives a summary of expired or repealed temporary restrictions for regulated river, unregulated river and groundwater water sources.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

View all expired or repealed temporary water restrictions

Temporary water restrictionStatus
Upper Murrumbidgee River in the Murrumbidgee I and II water sources
Restrict take by Murrumbidgee unregulated river access licences holders
Expired
2 May 2023 
Interstate water trades into NSW Murray, Lower Darling and Murrumbidgee regulated water sources
Temporarily suspend interstate water trades
Expired
31 March 2023
Murray Unregulated River Water Sources – Murray below Mulwala Water Source (Thule and Tuppal creeks)
Extraction by unregulated river access licences holders to protect environmental water.
Expired
30 June 2021 
Murray Unregulated River Water Sources - Murray below Mulwala Water Source (Buccaneit and Cunninyeuk creeks)
Extraction by unregulated river access licences holders to protect environmental water.
Expired
30 June 2021
Mortons Creek Water Source
General cease to pump restrictions for surface water – licence holders to record water take in a logbook for the duration of this Order.
Expired
30 June 2021
Macquarie Regulated River Water Source Repeal Repealed
14 August 2020 
Lachlan Regulated River Water Source Amendment Repealed
10 August 2020 
Buccaneit and Cunninyeuk creeks (Murray below Mulwala Water Source) Expired
30 June 2020 
Hastings Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources Expired
30 June 2020
Dingo Creek Water Source Expired
30 June 2020
Macquarie Bogan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Source Expired
30 June 2020
Barwon River upstream of Mungindi weir Expired
30 June 2020
Maules Creek Groundwater Source, Upstream Elfin Crossing Expired
30 June 2020
Belubula Regulated River Water Source Expired
30 June 2020
Lachlan Regulated River Water Source Expired
30 June 2020
Macquarie Regulated River Water Source Expired
30 June 2020
Murray below Mulwala Water Source (Tuppal Creek) Expired
1 May 2020
Murray below Mulwala Water Source (Thule Creek) Expired
1 May 2020
Barwon-Darling Unregulated River and Floodplain Expired
17 April 2020
Lower Darling Regulated River Water Source Repealed
30 March 2020
Northern Basin Floodplain Harvesting Expired
28 February 2020
Northern NSW Murray Darling Basin Amendment (No.2) Expired
28 February 2020        
Upper and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources Repealed
25 February 2020
NSW Border Rivers Regulated River Water Source Repealed
25 February 2020
Northern NSW Murray Darling Basin Amendment Expired
17 February 2020
Bega and Brogo Regulated Rivers Water Sources Repealed
12 February 2020
Northern NSW Murray Darling Basin Expired
31 January 2020
Barwon-Darling Unregulated River and Intersecting Streams Unregulated Water Sources (Amended) Expired
5 January 2020
Barwon-Darling Unregulated River and Intersecting Streams Unregulated Water Sources Expired
31 December 2020
Northern Inland Tributaries Expired
5 January 2020        
Barwon-Darling Unregulated River Water Source Expired
30 August 2020        
Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Sources (No.2) Expired
30 June 2020
Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Sources Expired
30 June 2019
Namoi and Macquarie Water Sources Repealed
6 May 2019