Barwon, Darling and West region

The Barwon, Darling and West region covers a large area of western NSW. Major tributaries to the Barwon–Darling River system include the Intersecting Streams, Border Rivers, Gwydir, Namoi, Castlereagh, and Macquarie rivers. All enter the Barwon–Darling River upstream of the township of Bourke. Downstream of Bourke and further west, the Paroo and Warrego rivers contribute intermittent flows but can provide significant volumes during flood events, raising the duration of high flow events in the Barwon–Darling River.

The region is located within the traditional lands of the Barkandji, Barapa Barapa Budjiti, Euahlayi, Gomeroi/Kamilaroi, Guwamu/Kooma Kunja, Maljangapa, Maraura, Murrawarri, Muthi Muthi, Ngemba, Ngiyampaa, Tati Tati, Wadi Wadi, Weki Weki, Wemba Wemba, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta Nations.

The water sharing plans that apply to the surface water and groundwater resources of the Barwon, Darling and West region are listed below.

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Select a water sharing plan Barwon–Darling Unregulated River Water Source 2012 Darling Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 Intersecting Streams Unregulated River Water Sources 2011 Lower Murray–Darling Unregulated River Water Source 2011 North Western Unregulated and Fractured Rock Water Sources 2011 NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020 NSW Murray and Lower Darling Regulated Rivers Water Sources 2016 NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020

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Water Sharing Plan (WSP)	Supporting documentation	Commence date	Cease date	Prior Water Sharing Plan and status
NSW Murray and Lower Darling Regulated Rivers Water Sources 2016 Status: In force	N/A	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
Darling Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document 2020	July, 2020	June, 2030	Lower Murray-Darling Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources.) Archived background document (2011) Intersecting Streams Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources.) Archived background document (2012) Barwon–Darling Unregulated and Alluvial River Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources.) Archived background document (2012)
Barwon–Darling Unregulated River Water Source 20121 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document (2012)	October, 2012	June, 2023	Barwon–Darling Unregulated and Alluvial River Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources, and include rules for active management, increased A - class licence commence-to-pump levels, Individual Daily Extraction Components, a protection of a first flush rule.)
Intersecting Streams Unregulated River Water Sources 20111 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document (2012)	November, 2011	June, 2022	Intersecting Streams Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources.)
North Western Unregulated and Fractured Rock Water Sources 2011 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document (2011)	October, 2011	June, 2022	N/A
NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document 2020	July, 2020	June, 2030	NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2012)
NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document 2020	July, 2020	June, 2030	NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2012)
NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document 2020	July, 2020	June, 2030	NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2011)
NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document 2020 Outcome of public exhibition fact sheet	July, 2020	June, 2030	NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2008 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2009)
Lower Murray–Darling Unregulated River Water Source 2011 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document (2011)	January, 2012	June, 2022	Lower Murray–Darling Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources.)

^{1. The versions of the plan available on this link page is not authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. While Parliamentary Counsel are working to update the web page versions for these plans on the NSW legislation website, access is being provided by these links to consolidated versions of the plans supplied by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. These versions include amendments commencing from 1 July 2020.}