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Commenced water sharing plans

The following table provides a list* of all the water sharing plans that have commenced in NSW. Links to copies of the gazetted plan and any further information about the plan are provided in the table. A water sharing plan is in place for ten years.

Water management area Water Sharing Plan Commencement Date (yyyy-mm)
Border Rivers NSW Border Rivers Regulated River Water Source Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 249 KB)
Background document (PDF 2 MB)
2009-07
Border Rivers Tenterfield Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 835KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Central Coast Jilliby Jilliby Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 680 KB)
Progress report 2004-08 – Water sharing in unregulated rivers (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Central Coast Ourimbah Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 534 KB)
Progress report 2004-08 – Water sharing in unregulated rivers (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Central Coast Kulnura Mangrove Mountain Groundwater Source Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 727 KB)
Progress report (PDF 123 KB)
2004-07
Central Coast Central Coast Unregulated Water Sources Gazetted Plan
Background information
2009-08
Central West Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 559 KB)
Progress report (PDF 110 KB)
2004-07
Central West Castlereagh River above Binnaway Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 362 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Central West Lower Macquarie Groundwater Gazetted Plan
Information on Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements Program
Progress report (PDF 127 KB)
2006-10
Gwydir Gwydir Regulated River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 585 KB)
2004-07
Gwydir Rocky Creek, Cobbadah, Upper Horton and Lower Horton Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 427 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Gwydir Lower Gwydir Groundwater Gazetted Plan
Information sheet on the Lower Gwydir Groundwater (PDF 302 KB)
Information on Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements Program
Progress report (PDF 127 KB)
2006-10
Hunter Regulated Hunter River Water Source Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 1 MB)
Progress report (PDF 147 KB)
2004-07
Hunter Hunter Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources Gazetted Plan
Background information
2009-08
Hunter Wybong Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 456 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Hunter Tomago Tomaree Stockton Groundwater Source Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 556 KB)
Progress report (PDF 123 KB)
2004-07
Hunter Paterson Regulated River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 394 KB)
2007-07
Lachlan Lachlan Regulated River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 733 KB)
Progress report (PDF 114 KB)
2004-07
Lachlan Mandagery Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 379 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Lachlan Lower Lachlan Groundwater Gazetted Plan
Summary guide (PDF 187 KB)
Review by the Natural Resources Commission (PDF 7.8 MB)
Information on Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements Program
Progress report (PDF 127 KB)
2008-02
Lower North Coast Karuah River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 335 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Lower North Coast Lower North Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources Gazetted Plan
Background information
2009-08
Mid North Coast Apsley River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 583 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Mid North Coast Commissioners Waters Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 588 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Mid North Coast Toorumbee Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 562 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Mid North Coast Stuarts Point Groundwater Source Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 600 KB)
Progress report (PDF 123 KB)
2004-07
Murray NSW Murray - Lower Darling Regulated Rivers Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 651 KB)
2004-07
Murray Upper Billabong Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 584 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Murray Lower Murray Groundwater Gazetted Plan
Information on Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements Program
Progress report (PDF 127 KB)
2006-11
Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Regulated River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 700 KB)
Progress report (PDF 302 KB)
2004-07
Murrumbidgee Adelong Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 428 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Murrumbidgee Tarcutta Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 197 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Murrumbidgee Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater Gazetted Plan
Information on Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements Program
Information for groundwater users Lower Murrumbidgee Deep Groundwater Source (PDF 194 KB)
Progress report (PDF 127 KB)
2006-10
Namoi Namoi Regulated River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 996 KB)
Progress report (PDF 115 KB)
Amendment to management plan (PDF 19 KB) gazetted 12 June 2009
2004-07
Namoi Phillips Creek, Mooki River, Quirindi Creek, and Warrah Creek Water Sources Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 704 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Namoi Upper and Lower Namoi Groundwater Gazetted Plan
Information sheet on the Lower Namoi Groundwater (PDF 211 KB)
Information on Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements Program
Progress report (PDF 127 KB)
2006-11
Northern Rivers Upper Brunswick River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 561 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Northern Rivers Coopers Creek Gazetted Plan
Amendments to Plan
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Northern Rivers Alstonville Basalt Plateau Groundwater Source Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 573 KB)
Progress report (PDF 123 KB)
2004-07
South East Wandella Creek Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 594 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Southern Kangaroo River Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 582 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Upper North Coast Dorrigo Plateau Surface Water Source and the Dorrigo Basalt Groundwater Source Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 672 KB)
Progress report (PDF 352 KB)
2004-07
Upper North Coast Bellinger River Area Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources Gazetted Plan
Background information
2008-07
Upper North Coast Coffs Harbour Area Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources Gazetted Plan
Background information
2009-08

Western NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources Gazetted Plan
Summary Guide (PDF 256 KB)
Background Document (PDF 453 KB)
2008-07

Disclaimer

* Please note that while some of these documents are published by a predecessor agency they represent the most current information on this topic.