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Water Management Plan 2021-22

2021
Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
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Water Management Plan 2021-22 (PDF 5.1MB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22 (DOC 12.7MB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 1 and 2 (PDF 839KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 1 and 2 (DOC 974.1KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 3 - Border Rivers (PDF 622KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 3 - Border Rivers (DOC 355.8KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 4 - Condamine-Balonne (PDF 640.7KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 4 - Condamine-Balonne (DOC 435.9KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 5 – Warrego (PDF 929.3KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 5 – Warrego (DOC 664.3KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 6 - Gwydir (PDF 633.2KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 6 - Gwydir (DOC 960.3KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 7 - Namoi (PDF 502.5KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 7 - Namoi (DOC 566.8KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 8 - Macquarie (PDF 860.1KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 8 - Macquarie (DOC 2.4MB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 9 - Barwon-Darling (PDF 547.1KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 9 - Barwon-Darling (DOC 678.3KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 10 - Lower Darling/Baaka (PDF 714.4KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 10 - Lower Darling/Baaka (DOC 803.7KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 11 - Lachlan (PDF 768.2KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 11 - Lachlan (DOC 2.7MB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 12 - Murrumbidgee (PDF 641.9KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 12 - Murrumbidgee (DOC 1.1MB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 13 - Victorian Rivers (PDF 846.5KB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 13 - Victorian Rivers (DOC 2.9MB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 14 - Murray (PDF 1MB)
Water Management Plan 2021-22: Chapter 14 - Murray (DOC 1.2MB)

About this document

The Water Management Plan 2021-22 informs decisions made by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder on when and where to deliver available water to benefit the environment of the Murray–Darling Basin.

The Plan can be downloaded in its entirety, or as individual chapters:

  • Chapter 1: An introductory chapter on how we plan and make decisions to use water for the environment.
  • Chapter 2: An overview of how we will manage Commonwealth water holdings in the Murray–Darling Basin in 2021–22, covering First Nations advice, environmental priorities, water availability and delivery, as well as plans for carryover, transfers, and trade.
  • Chapters 3-14: Scope, for each river valley in the Basin, environmental objectives, recent conditions, supply, demand, priorities and monitoring outcomes/lessons learned.

Further information

  • Water use in catchments
  • Water Management Plan 2021-22: Summary brochures
  • Planning and Delivering Water for the Environment (Fact sheet)
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