South Coast region

Hare Point Track estuarine wetlands Carama Inlet northern shores of Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

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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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