Review of Coastal Water Sharing Plans

What’s this about?

The Natural Resources Commission is conducting its statutory review of the following water sharing plans before they expire on 1 July 2026 and 1 July 2027:

• Water Sharing Plan for the Brunswick Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Clarence River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Macleay Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the Nambucca Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016*
• Water Sharing Plan for the North Coast Coastal Sands Groundwater Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the North Coast Fractured and Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2016
• Water Sharing Plan for the South Coast Groundwater Sources 2016.

*The Water Sharing Plan for the Nambucca Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 expires on 1 July 2027, while all other plans expire on 1 July 2026.

This is your opportunity to comment on the plans, which govern water sharing arrangements in coastal areas of NSW. The Commission is specifically interested in your comments about the environmental, social, economic and cultural outcomes of the plans, and where changes to the plans may improve these outcomes.

Have your say

Have your say by Sunday 13 October 2024.

There are 2 ways to provide feedback.

Note: all submissions will be made public on the Commission’s website unless clearly marked ‘confidential’.

If you have any questions regarding the review or require support lodging your submission, please visit the Comission's website, email nrc@nrc.nsw.gov.au, or call 02 9228 4844.