Louden’s Lagoon, Macquarie Marshes. Photo: CEWO
Planning for 2023-24
Every year, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder publishes a Water Management Plan. It outlines how we plan to use water for the environment across the Basin's rivers and wetlands under a range of different weather and water availability conditions at both the valley and Basin-scale.
Our plan looks at:
- how much water is expected to be available
- the seasonal rainfall outlook
- plant, animal, river and wetland health.
Every year is different.
Read the Basin-scale plan for 2023-24 and all the valley chapters in the Water Management Plan. Or for a brief overview visit summary of Water Management Plan.
Water Holdings
The Commonwealth holds the following entitlements in the Macquarie region:
- General security
- Supplementary
For more information about current Commonwealth environmental water holdings in the Macquarie Region, including please refer to Environmental water holdings.
Information regarding the characteristics of entitlements and the water resource plan held in the Macquarie catchment please refer to NSW Department of Planning and Environment - Water.