Water Resource Plans - status
The NSW Government has committed to delivering its obligations under the Basin Plan 2012. We have developed 20 water resource plans for NSW.
The list of water resource plans and their status is below.
Stages of a Water Resource Plan
Public exhibition - pending, on exhibition, closed
Commonwealth accreditation - pending, submitted, withdrawn, accredited
View all plans
Water Resource Plan | Public exhibition stage | Commonwealth accreditation stage |
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Barwon-Darling watercourse | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn June 2021 Resubmitted November 2022 |
Darling Alluvium | Closed |
Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn June 2021 Resubmitted October 2022 |
Gwydir Alluvium | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn May 2021 Resubmitted September 2022 |
Gwydir surface water | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn May 2021 Resubmitted September 2022 |
Intersecting Streams surface water | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn September 2021 Resubmitted June 2022 |
Lachlan Alluvium | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn August 2021 Resubmitted September 2022 |
Lachlan surface water | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn November 2020 Resubmitted March 2022 |
Macquarie-Castlereagh Alluvium | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn August 2021 Resubmitted June 2022 Accredited December 2022 Read the accredited Macquarie-Castlereagh water resource plan |
Macquarie-Castlereagh surface water | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn August 2021 Resubmitted September 2022 |
Murray Alluvium | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn June 2020 Resubmitted September 2022 |
NSW Murray and Lower Darling surface water | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn May 2021 Resubmitted September 2022 |
Murrumbidgee Alluvium | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn August 2021 Resubmitted September 2022 |
Murrumbidgee surface water | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn April 2021 Resubmitted September 2022 |
NSW Border Rivers Alluvium | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn May 2021 Resubmitted February 2022 Accredited September 2022 Read the accredited Border Rivers Alluvium water resource plan |
NSW Border Rivers surface water | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn May 2021 Resubmitted September 2022 |
NSW MDB Fractured Rock | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn September 2021 Accredited November 2022 Read the accredited NSW MDB Fractured Rock water resource plan |
NSW GAB Shallow | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn September 2021 Resubmitted July 2022 |
NSW MDB Porous Rock | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn June 2021 Resubmitted June 2022 Accredited December 2022 Read the accredited NSW MDB Porous Rock water resource plan |
NSW Namoi Alluvium | Closed | Submitted April 2020 Withdrawn March 2021 Resubmitted October 2022 |
Namoi surface water | Closed | Submitted June 2020 Withdrawn March 2021 Resubmitted November 2022 |
Page link: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/water/plans-programs/water-resource-plans/drafts