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Water Management Plan 2020-21

2020
Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
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Water Management Plan 2020-21 (PDF 5.6MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21 (DOC 11.1MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapters 1 and 2 (PDF 888.8KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapters 1 and 2 (DOC 1.3MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.1 - Border Rivers (PDF 535.2KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.1 - Border Rivers (DOC 379.2KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.2 - Condamine-Balonne (PDF 621.2KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.2 - Condamine-Balonne (DOC 499.7KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.3 - Warrego and Moonie rivers (PDF 837KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.3 - Warrego and Moonie rivers (DOC 679.8KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.4 - Gwydir Valley (PDF 594.5KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.4 - Gwydir Valley (DOC 1MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.5 - Namoi Valley (PDF 758.2KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.5 - Namoi Valley (DOC 892.5KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.6 - Macquarie River (PDF 963.5KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.6 - Macquarie River (DOC 1.4MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.7 - Barwon-Darling River (PDF 528.4KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.7 - Barwon-Darling River (DOC 647.8KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.8 - Lower Darling River (PDF 729.4KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.8 - Lower Darling River (DOC 967.7KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.9 - Lachlan River (PDF 893.6KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.9 - Lachlan River (DOC 2MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.10 - Murrumbidgee River Valley (PDF 745.1KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.10 - Murrumbidgee River Valley (DOC 1.1MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.11 - Victorian Rivers (PDF 653.6KB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.11 - Victorian Rivers (DOC 1.3MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.12 - River Murray Valley (PDF 1.1MB)
Water Management Plan 2020-21: Chapter 3.12 - River Murray Valley (DOC 1.5MB)

About this document

This year, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has changed the way it publishes its planning documentation. The annual Portfolio Management Planning: Approach to planning for the use, carryover and trade of Commonwealth environmental water document and eleven catchment-based portfolio management plans have been replaced by one, new, Water Management Plan.

The new Water Management Plan is one document comprising:

  1. An introductory chapter on how we plan and make decisions to use water for the environment.
  2. A chapter on managing our water holdings in the Murray-Darling Basin in 2020-21. This chapter discusses projected environmental demands, water availability and delivery, as well as plans for carryover, transfers, and trade.
  3. A chapter comprised of 12 valley-scale sub-chapters detailing catchment-specific environmental objectives, recent conditions, supply, demand, priorities and monitoring outcomes/lessons learned.

As in previous years, this document will inform decisions made by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder on how to best use the available water to benefit the environment of the Murray–Darling Basin.

Further information

  • Water use in catchments
  • Water Management Plan 2020-21 Summary Brochures
  • Planning and Delivering Water for the Environment (Fact sheet)
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