South Coast region

The South Coast region of NSW is the coastal strip bounded by the border with Victoria to the south, the coastal escarpment of the Southern Tablelands to the west, and the Greater Metropolitan region to the north. It covers an area of 14,440km². The area is the traditional lands of a number of Aboriginal groups including the Yuin and Dharawal people.

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

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Select a water sharing plan Bega and Brogo Rivers Area Regulated, Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011 Clyde River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 Deua River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 Murrah-Wallaga Area Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2010 Snowy Genoa Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 South Coast Groundwater Sources 2016 Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2010 Tuross River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016

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Water Sharing Plan (WSP)	Supporting documentation	Commence date	Cease date	Prior Water Sharing Plan and status
Bega and Brogo Rivers Area Regulated, Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011 Status: In force (with two year extension) Bega and Brogo Rivers Area Regulated, Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources – Plan Map	Rule summary sheets Background document 2011 Outcomes of public exhibition	April, 2011	June, 2023	N/A
Clyde River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 Status: In force Clyde River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 – Plan Map (WSP028_V1) Clyde River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 – GDE Map (GDE009_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document 2016	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
Deua River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 Status: In force Deua River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 – Plan Map (WSP029_V1) Deua River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 – GDE Map (GDE010_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document 2016	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
Murrah-Wallaga Area Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2010 Status: In force (with two year extension) Murrah-Wallaga Area Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2010 – Plan Map (WSP009)	Rule summary sheets Background document 2010	December, 2010	June, 2023	N/A
Snowy Genoa Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 Status: In force Snowy Genoa Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 – Plan Map (WSP035_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document 2016	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
South Coast Groundwater Sources 2016 Status: In force South Coast Groundwater Sources 2016 – Plan Map (WSP032_V1) South Coast Groundwater Sources 2016 – GDE Map (GDE001_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document 2016	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A
Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2010 Status: In force to 30 June 2023 Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2023 Status: In force from 1 July 2023 Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2023 – Plan Map (WSP011_V2) Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial 2023  – GDE Map (GDE035_V1)	Changes to the Towamba Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sharing Plan (February 2023) Compliance with water management principles fact sheet (February 2023)	July, 2023	June, 2033	Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2010 Rule summary sheets Background document 2010
Tuross River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 Status: In force Tuross River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 – Plan Map (WSP0030_V2) Tuross River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 – GDE Map (GDE004_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document 2016	July, 2016	June, 2026	N/A