Summary
The Natural Resources Commission completed the review of the following water sharing plans:
- Water Sharing Plan for the North-Western Unregulated and Fractured Rock Water Sources 2011
- Water Sharing Plan for the Castlereagh Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011
- Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012
- Water Sharing Plan for the Intersecting Streams Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011
- Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murray-Darling Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011
- Water Sharing Plan for the Murray Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2011
We recommended that all the above water sharing plans be extended for up to two years to allow time to undertake required data collection and analysis, consultation, and development of amended provisions.
The Government supported our recommendations by approving the extension of all the above plans for up to two years.
Key documents
North-Western
- North Western Unregulated - Final report (PDF 2.16MB) (June 2022)
- North Western Unregulated - Final report - Summary (PDF 1.05MB)
- North Western Unregulated - Final report - Government response (PDF 273.99KB)
Castlereagh
- Castlereagh Unregulated - Final report (PDF 1.65MB) (June 2022)
- Castlereagh Unregulated - Final report - Summary (PDF 656.49KB)
- Castlereagh Unregulated - Final report - Government response (PDF 273.99KB)
NSW Border Rivers
- NSW Border Rivers Unregulated - Final report (PDF 2.23MB) (June 2022)
- NSW Border Rivers Unregulated - Final report - Summary (PDF 2.51MB)
- NSW Border Rivers Unregulated - Final report - Government response (PDF 273.99KB)
Intersecting Streams and Lower Murray-Darling
- Intersecting Streams and Lower Murray-Darling Unregulated - Final report (PDF 2.99MB) (March 2022)
- Intersecting Streams and Lower Murray-Darling Unregulated - Final report - Summary (PDF 1.05MB)
- Intersecting Streams and Lower Murray-Darling Unregulated - Final report - Government response (PDF 261.65KB)
Murray
Submissions - North Western Unregulated (2021-2022)
Submissions - Castlereagh Unregulated (2021-2022)
Submissions - NSW Border Rivers Unregulated (2021-2022)