Hunter region

The Hunter region is bordered in the north-west by the Liverpool Ranges which separate it from the Namoi catchment, and on the west by the Great Dividing Range, which separates it from the Macquarie River catchment. It covers an area over 20,000km² and extends further inland than any other coastal region of NSW. It is the traditional lands of the Kamilaroi, Geawegal and Wonnarua people.

The water sharing plans that apply to the surface water and groundwater resources of the Hunter region are listed below.

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Select a water sharing plan Hunter Regulated River Water Source 2016 Hunter Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022 Paterson Regulated River Water Source 2019 North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater Sources 2016 North Coast Fractured and Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2016 Lower North Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022

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Water Sharing Plan (WSP)	Supporting documentation	Commence date	Cease date	Prior Water Sharing Plan and status
Hunter Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022 Status: In force Hunter Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022 Plan Map (WSP003_V4) Hunter Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022 Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Map (GDE012_V2)	Summary of changes to the Hunter Water Sharing Plan fact sheet (July 2022) Compliance with water management principles fact sheet (July 2022) Status of NRC Review Recommendations fact sheet (July 2022) Outcomes of public exhibition	July, 2022	June, 2032	Hunter Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2009 Status: Replaced Archived rule summary sheets (2009) Archived Background Documents (2009)
Hunter Regulated River Water Source 2016 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document 2016	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
Paterson Regulated River Water Source 2019 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets: N/A Background document: N/A	July, 2019	June, 2029	N/A
North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater Sources 2016 Status: In force This is an informal compilation of the water sharing plan, including approved plan amendments. A link to the updated plan on the NSW legislation website will be provided once the plan is available under the ‘in force’ section of the website. North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater Sources 2016 – Plan map (WSP034_V2) North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater Sources 2016 – GDE map (GDE003_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document 2016 Compliance with water management principles (July 2022) Plan map	July, 2016	June, 2026	North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater Sources 2016 Status: Amended
North Coast Fractured and Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2016 Status: In force North Coast Fractured and Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2016 – Plan map (WSP033 V1) North Coast Fractured and Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2016 – GDE map (GDE002_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document 2016	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
Lower North Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022 Status: In force Lower North Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Source 2022 Plan Map (WSP001_V3) Lower North Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Source 2022 Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Map (GDE027_V1)	Summary of changes to the Lower North Coast Water Sharing Plan fact sheet (July 2022) Compliance with water management principles fact sheet (July 2022) Status of NRC Review Recommendations fact sheet (July 2022) Outcomes of public exhibition	July, 2022	June, 2032	Lower North Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2009 Status: Replaced Archived rule summary sheets (2009) Archived Background document (2009)