Proposed amendments to the Water Sharing Plan for Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 to facilitate active management - closed
Public exhibition of the proposed amendments to water sharing rules to protect environmental water used in-stream in the Gingham Watercourse Water Source and Mallowa Creek within the Gwydir unregulated water sharing plan is now closed. All submissions are currently being reviewed by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment and will be considered when finalising the plan
What changes have been proposed?
An increased level of management, called active management is proposed in the Gingham Creek Water Source and the Mallowa Creek (within the Mehi River Water Source) to manage environmental water used in-stream for environmental purposes, referred to as active environmental water.
Access rules will be changed to protect an equivalent volume of active environmental water from extraction as it moves through the unregulated water sources.
To implement active management change is required to water sharing rules that manage access to flows in the Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012.
The proposed changes for active management are in addition to changes already exhibited in October 2018 - November 2018 during the exhibition of the Draft Gwydir Surface Water Resource Plan. At that time, the approach to active management was still being developed.
The draft policy will guide the development of procedure manuals that will outline how active management is implemented.
- Proposed amendments to the Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 to facilitate active management, September 2019
- Active Management in Unregulated Rivers – Draft policy for public consultation, September 2019
You can find out more about the proposed changes by reading the fact sheets below:
- Fact sheet - Gwydir unregulated water sharing plan - Active Management
- Fact sheet - Active management - Case study
If you require assistance in reading these documents, please contact +61 2 9338 6600 or water.relations@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Submissions closed
Submissions closed at 5pm on Tuesday 29 October 2019. All submissions are being reviewed by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. A submission summary fact sheet along with individual submissions, where permitted, will be published on this site after this process is completed.
For more information email gwydir.sw.wrp@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Public information sessions
The public information session was held at:
- Moree, 9 October 2019
Download the presentation from the public information session.
Frequently asked questions
Are amendments proposed to other water sharing plans to accommodate for active management?
Active management is also being proposed in the water sharing plans for the Barwon-Darling River and the Macquarie Bogan unregulated water sources.
- See more information on the proposed changes to the draft Barwon - Darling River water sharing plan
- See more information on the proposed changes to the Macquarie Bogan unregulated water sharing plan
Active management is also being proposed in the water sharing plans for the Barwon-Darling River and the Macquarie Bogan unregulated water sources.
- See more information on the proposed changes to the draft Barwon - Darling River water sharing plan
- See more information on the proposed changes to the Macquarie Bogan unregulated water sharing plan
What is the status of the Gwydir Surface Water Resource Plan?
Comment on the Draft Gwydir Surface Water Resource Plan and other proposed amendments to the Gwydir unregulated water sharing plan have closed and submissions are currently being considered.
Find more information on the status of the Gwydir Surface Water Resource Plan.
Comment on the Draft Gwydir Surface Water Resource Plan and other proposed amendments to the Gwydir unregulated water sharing plan have closed and submissions are currently being considered.
Find more information on the status of the Gwydir Surface Water Resource Plan.
What is the status of other water resource plans?
If you would like to have more information on the status of other water resource plans and the current plans on public exhibition and their information sessions visit stakeholder engagement.
If you would like to have more information on the status of other water resource plans and the current plans on public exhibition and their information sessions visit stakeholder engagement.