Murrumbidgee region

The Murrumbidgee region is bordered by the Great Dividing Range to the east, the Lachlan catchment to the north and the Murray catchment to the south. The region covers over 84,000 km². The region is the traditional lands of the Barapa Barapa, Muthi Muthi, Nari Nari, Ngunnawal, Nyeri Nyeri, Wadi Wadi, Wolgalu, Wemba Wemba, Weki Weki, and Wiradjuri Nations.

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

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Select a water sharing plan Murrumbigee Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2016 Murrumbidgee Unregulated River Water Sources 2012 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
Murrumbigee Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force	Rule summary sheets Background document (2020)	July, 2020	June, 2030	Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater Sources 2019 Status: Replaced Archived background document: N/A Murrumbidgee Unregulated and Alluvial 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources) Archived background document (2016)
Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2016 Status: In force	N/A	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
Murrumbidgee Unregulated River Water Sources 2012 Status: In force	Background document (2016)	October, 2012	June, 2023	Murrumbidgee Unregulated and Alluvial 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources)
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)