Lachlan region

The Lachlan region lies west of the Great Dividing Range in central NSW, extending across 90,000 km² from the Great Dividing Range near Gunning in the east to the junction of the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers near Oxley in the west. The region is the traditional lands of the Barkandji, Nari Nari, Ngiyampaa, Wiradjuri and Yita Yita Nations.

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

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Select a water sharing plan Belubula Regulated River Water Sources 2012 Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2016 Lachlan Unregulated Water Sources 2012 NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020

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Water Sharing Plan (WSP)	Supporting documentation	Commence date	Cease date	Prior Water Sharing Plan and status
Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP048_V1) Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE014_V1)	Rule summary sheets	July, 2020	June, 2030	Lower Lachlan Groundwater Sources 2003 Status: Replaced Archived background document: N/A Lachlan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources) Archived background document (2016)
Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2016 Status: In force	N/A	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
Belubula Regulated River Water Sources 2012 Status: In force Belubula Regulated River Water Source – Plan map 2012 (WSP025_V1)	Rule summary sheet Background document (2013)	October, 2012	June, 2023	N/A
Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012 Status: In force Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012 – Plan map (WSP024_V3)	Rule summary sheets   Background document (2012)	September, 2012	June, 2023	Lachlan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources)
NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 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. Murray Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 –  Plan map (WSP012_V3) Murray Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 –  GDE map (GDE024_V3)	Rule summary sheets Compliance with Water Management Principles (December 2021) Compliance with Water Management Principles (May 2022)	July, 2020	June, 2030	NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2012)