New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsLevels of assessed contribution:
FULL-contributes to the target in full
HIGH-while not fully contributing to the target there is considered a good level of contribution
PARTIAL-goes some way to contributing to the target
LOW-only a small degree of contribution to the target
| Relevant Target | Level of Contribution | Comments |
| Target 1c Long term average annual extraction limits which are ecologically sustainable, and which minimise downstream impacts, established in all coastal water sources | FULL | • This Plan sets out the basis for the extraction limit for the Kangaroo River Water Source.• Rules set out in Part 9 of this Plan. |
| Target 1f Rules for adjustments to future available water determinations in the event that the extraction limits are exceeded, clearly prescribed in consultation with the relevant management committee, and acted upon | FULL | • Rules set out in Part 9 of this Plan. |
| Target 2 All management plans incorporating mechanisms to protect and restore aquatic habitats, and the diversity and abundance of native animals and plants, with particular reference to threatened species, populations and communities and key threatening processes | PARTIAL | • This Plan has put in place daily extraction limits to protect/restore environmental flows.• Significantly improves low to moderate flows.• Is unlikely to protect very low flows to the level necessary to ensure continuity or maintenance of riffle and pool habitats. It is also questionable whether it would meet the requirements of Macquarie Perch (a listed threatened species). |
| Target 4a Wherever the frequency of “end of system” daily flows would be less than 60 percent of the predevelopment level without environmental water rules or extraction limits, the flows increased to 60 percent of predevelopment levels or increased by at least 10 percent of the predevelopment frequency | FULL | • As compared with the period prior to Plan commencement, this Plan provides approximately an 18% improvement in A class flows.• Daily extraction limit protects 40% of A class, 66% of B class and 77% of C class flows.• Rules set out in Part 10 of this Plan. |
| Target 4b Frequency of “end of system” daily very low flows (as defined by local field investigation) protected or restored to predevelopment levels to maintain or restore their critical ecological functions, drought refuges and habitat connectivity. In the absence of such local assessments, protection extended up to at least the predevelopment 95th percentile | PARTIAL | • Cease-to-pump (CTP) level increases from 2.96 in year 1 to 5.4 in year 3 to 10.• Commence to pump level of 4 ML/day in year 1 to 7 ML/day in year 3 to 10.• This is improvement on current CTP of 1 ML/day for commercial irrigation.• Whilst 7 ML/day is equivalent to the 98 th percentile for all days, 7 ML/day is the 95 th percentile for the minimum month, which is consistent with NSW Government policy. |
| Target 5 Access rights for water access licensees clearly and legally specified in terms of share and extraction components | FULL | • This Plan recognises the access licence share components, and also establishes daily extraction limits for distribution to individual access licences. |
| Target 6b For surface water sources, a pathway for reducing the share components to 200 percent of the long term average annual extraction limit to be established not later than the end of the term of the SWMOP | FULL | • Total Kangaroo River entitlements should not exceed 200% of extraction limit for Kangaroo River Water Source. |
| Target 7 Mechanisms in place to enable Aboriginal communities to gain an increased share of the benefits of the water economy | HIGH | • The Government has established other mechanisms to address this target.• This Plan provides reasonable market opportunities within this water source. |
| Target 8 Daily extraction components specified and tradeable, subject to metering, reporting and compliance, for at least 50 percent of unregulated river access licences and for 80 percent of stressed unregulated rivers | FULL | • This Plan establishes daily extraction limits across this water source. |
| Target 12 Measures in place in all water sources subject to a gazetted water sharing plan to protect domestic and stock rights from the impact of other water access and use | PARTIAL | • This Plan protects flows for domestic and stock basic rights only for the first 7 days of CTP conditions.• This Plan does not protect domestic and stock basic rights after 7 consecutive days of CTP.• A, B and C class flows provide for domestic and stock basic rights requirements. Very low flow access ceases at the end of year 8 of this Plan. |
| Target 13 The knowledge sharing, training and resources necessary to ensure that Aboriginal people have the capacity to be effectively involved in water management identified and addressed | PARTIAL | • 4 Aboriginal community representatives have been involved in development of this Plan. |
| Target 14 Water sources, ecosystems and sites of cultural or traditional importance to Aboriginal people identified, plans of management prepared, and measures put in place to protect and improve them | LOW | • This Plan does not recognise specific cultural or traditional values or sites.• This Plan prevents further reduction in low to moderate flows but the relatively low level of protection in very low flows may fail to improve Aboriginal values.• This Plan exempts from any embargo a category of licence, being the unregulated river (Aboriginal cultural) access licence to provide for traditional cultural, spiritual and customary uses. |
| Target 16a All share components of access licences tradeable | FULL | • Part 11 of this Plan sets out the rules for access licence dealings. |
| Target 16c Conversion factors and protocols established to facilitate trading and dealings between water sources, whilst also protecting existing access and environmental water | HIGH | • This Plan allows for the assignment of share components to selected water sources within the Shoalhaven catchment.• This Plan provides a cap on the assignment of access licence share and extraction components into the escarpment zone.• This Plan leaves the exchange rates to the discretion of the Minister. |
| Target 16e Any unassigned access rights identified and clear mechanisms established for their future assignment | FULL | • No unassigned water identified in this Plan at commencement.• Rules established in Part 10 of this Plan. |
| Target 16f Zones established where necessary for environmental protection and limits/constraints on water dealings in them made explicit | FULL | • This Plan establishes 2 zones with no trading of water rights permitted into the upper zone. |
| Target 35 All management plans incorporating water quality objectives that have considered Government approved Interim Environmental Objectives, the current Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council Guidelines and the recommendations of relevant Healthy Rivers Commission Inquiries | PARTIAL | • This Plan includes a specific water quality objective to improve or maintain water quality through flow management. |