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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Water Sharing Plan (WSP) | Supporting documentation | Commence date | Cease date | Prior Water Sharing Plan and status |
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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
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June, 2023
| N/A |
Clyde River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 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
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July, 2016
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June, 2026
| N/A |
Deua River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 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
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July, 2016
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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
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June, 2023
| N/A |
Snowy Genoa Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 Snowy Genoa Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 – Plan Map (WSP035_V1) | Rule summary sheets
Background document 2016 |
July, 2016
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June, 2026
| N/A |
South Coast Groundwater Sources 2016 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
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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
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June, 2033
| Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2010
Rule summary sheets
Background document 2010
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Tuross River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 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
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June, 2026
| N/A |
Page link: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/water/plans-programs/water-sharing-plans/status/south-coast-region