WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2011 - SCHEDULE 4

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2011 - SCHEDULE 4

SCHEDULE 4 – High priority groundwater dependent ecosystems

Note : High priority groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs), including high priority cave environment GDEs and high priority karst environment GDEs, are currently under investigation and some of these may be identified during the term of this Plan. The full list of potential GDEs will be identified on the Department's GDE Register and, as a precautionary approach, will be considered in the assessment of any application for a water supply works approval within the Plan area. If verified as high priority GDEs, the Schedule will be amended to include further GDEs.

1 High priority groundwater dependent ecosystems

High priority groundwater dependent ecosystems in these groundwater sources are as specified in Table D and Table E below.

Notes :

1 The approximate location of GDEs listed in Column 1 of Table D is provided as (i) Northings and Eastings in Columns 2 and 3 of Table D, and/or (ii) a location description in Column 4 of Table D.

2 Where a GDE listed in Column 1 of Table D is comprised of numerous individual sites, Northings and Eastings have not been provided in Columns 2 and 3 of Table D.

3 The approximate location of GDEs listed in Column 1 of Table D are shown on the maps in Appendix 2.

Table D--High priority groundwater dependent ecosystems

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
High priority groundwater dependent ecosystem	Northing (GDA 94)	Easting (GDA 94)	Location	Note : Conservation Status at the commencement of this Plan	Area (ha)
Black Springs	732238	6161184	Northwest of Goulburn on the Wollondilly River
Botany Wetlands Note : Botany Wetlands include Lachlan Swamps, Mill Pond, Mill Stream and Engine Pond.	335174	6243804	Estuarine wetland located on the northern shore of Botany Bay, from Gardeners Road Mascot to the Bay. Elevation: 0-12 m ASL.	Part of the Sydney Freshwater Wetlands of the Sydney Basin Bioregion, which is an endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 .	64.0
Boyd Plateau Bogs Note : Boyd Plateau Bogs include Little Dingo Swamp, Wheengee Whungee Swamps, Little Morong Bog and Roly Whalans Swamp.	225872	6241458	Located in shallow headwater valleys on the Boyd Plateau.	Part of the Montane peatlands and swamps of the Sydney Basin Bioregion, which is an endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 .
Budderoo National Park and Barren Grounds Nature Reserve heath swamps	286199	6161444	Located approximately 15 km south-west of Robertson.	Part of Budderoo National Park and Barren Grounds Nature Reserve.	1150.0
Coomonderry Swamp	292781	6145133	Large semi-permanent freshwater swamp located north-east of Nowra.	Listed on the Register of the National Estate.	428.896
Coonemia Creek	290114	6128425	Coastal lagoon wetlands, feeder stream for Wollumboolla Lake, located 3 km north of Jervis Bay.	SEPP14 wetlands; part of the Sydney Freshwater Wetlands of the Sydney Basin Bioregion, which is an endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 .	1.258
Cormorant Beach	262659	6068358	Wetland located south of Bawley Point township between Murramurang Road and Cormorant Beach. Elevation: 0 m ASL. Includes dunal freshwater wetland.	SEPP14 wetland	12.0
Currys Springs	219277	6252369	Located on Great Dividing Range near head of Hollanders River.		0.1
Ferny Spring	227413	6241503	Perennial spring on the head of Little Morong Creek about 1.2 km west by north of Queen Pin Hill.		0.1
Forty Year Spring	339986	6284743	Located 1 km west of Walker Point and about 1.5 km south by east of Junction Hill.		0.1
Kiaramba Spring	221194	6243173	Located on Kiaramba Creek about 1.2 km from where it rises on the northern slopes of Mount Feld.		0.1
Lake Bathurst Note : Lake Bathurst includes The Morass.	197570	6116569	Large, shallow permanent freshwater lake located in the southern tablelands at the southernmost extremity of the Nepean-Hawkesbury catchment approximately 1 km east of the Mulwaree River.		490.764
Lanes Yards Spring	221194	6243173	Located near Hollanders River about 3.2 km northeast of Grave Hill.		0.1
Long Swamp	309888	6280497	Located approximately 20 km west of Moss Vale and approximately 7 km west of Tennyson Park in the catchment which flows into the Wollondilly River and Warragamba Dam.
Longneck Lagoon	305173	6284101	Freshwater lagoon with channels and pools about 2 -3 metres deep with gently sloping margins. Located on the Hawkesbury River floodplain, approximately 8 km north-east of Windsor.	Part of the Freshwater Wetlands on Coastal Floodplains of the Sydney Basin Bioregion, which is an endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 .	2.930
Macquarie Rivulet Estuary	289098	6172794	Macquarie Rivulet Estuary is located next to Lake Illawarra. Macquarie Rivulet rises near Robertson, drains the eastern edge of the Southern Highlands plateau and part of the Illawarra escarpment, and flows into Lake Illawarra.		1.077
Minnamurra River Estuary Note : Minnamurra River Estuary includes the Minnamurra River and its adjacent wetland areas.	293892	6163654	Estuarine wetlands located between the towns of Shellharbour to the north and Kiama to the south.	SEPP14 wetlands	52.729
O'Hares Creek Note : O'Hares Creek includes the catchment of O'Hares, Stokes and Four Mile Creeks, downstream to the junction of O'Hares and Stokes Creeks.	305027	6211055	Floodplain wetland located between Appin and Bulli on the Woronora Plateau. Elevation: 100-450 m ASL.		9000.0
Pitt Town Lagoon	300588	6281233	Wetlands located on the Hawkesbury River floodplain immediately adjacent to the southern edge of Pitt Town, 4 km north-east of Windsor.		41.0
Salt Pan Creek	319132	6241847	Estuarine wetland which flows to Georges River, located in the suburbs of Riverwood and Peakhurst.		1.077
Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone Note : Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone includes Blue Mountains Sedge Swamps, Butler's Swamp, Newnes Plateau Swamps, Paddy's River Swamps and Wingecarribee Swamp.			Numerous small wetlands located in the Blue Mountains and Newnes Plateau regions. Note : A current list of Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone is provided on the Office of Environment and Heritage's website.	Part of the Montane peatlands and swamps of the Sydney Basin Bioregion, which is an endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 ; listed as an endangered ecological community under section 181 of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).
Thirlmere Lakes Note : Thirlmere Lakes include Gandangarra, Werri-Berri, Couridjah, Baraba and Nerrigorang Lakes.	272861	6211256	Freshwater lakes located on the edge of the Southern tablelands approximately 10 km south west of Picton.
Towra Point Estuarine Wetlands	329245	6236488	Located approximately 16 km south of Sydney centre. Towra Point adjoins Kurnell Peninsula forming the southern and eastern boundaries of Botany Bay.	Ramsar estuarine wetlands	638.309
Wollumboola Lake	296160	6130411	Large brackish coastal lake which is intermittently connected to the ocean, located 3 km north of Jervis Bay between Shoalhaven River, Jervis Bay and Beecroft Peninsula.		531.744

Table E--High priority endangered ecological vegetation communities

Column 1	Column 2
High priority endangered ecological vegetation community	Conservation Status at the commencement of this Plan
Bangalay Sand Forest	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Castlereagh Swamp Woodland Community	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Cooks River/Castlereagh Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Cumberland Plain Woodland	Critically endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Duffys Forest Ecological Community in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Kurnell Dune Forest in the Sutherland Shire and City of Rockdale	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Littoral Rainforest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Pittwater Spotted Gum Forest	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
River-Flat Eucalypt Forest on Coastal Floodplains	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Shale Gravel Transition Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Swamp Sclerophyll Forest on Coastal Floodplains	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Sydney Freshwater Wetlands in the Sydney Basin Bioregion The following high priority groundwater dependent ecosystems as specified in Table D are located within the Sydney Freshwater Wetlands in the Sydney Basin Bioregion: Botany Wetlands, Coonemia Creek.	Endangered ecological community listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995

Note : All high priority endangered ecological vegetation communities in Table E are Endangered Ecological Communities listed in Schedule 1 or Critically Endangered Ecological Communities listed in Schedule 1A of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 at the commencement of this Plan.

2 High priority karst environment groundwater dependent ecosystems

High priority karst environment groundwater dependent ecosystems in these groundwater sources are as specified in Table F below.

Table F--High priority karst environment groundwater dependent ecosystems