| Relevant Target | Level of Contribution | Comments |
| Extractions in Murray-Darling Basin’s unregulated rivers limited to the
MDBMC Cap level | FULL | • Clause 35 (a) provides for the long-term average
extraction limit for this water source. |
| 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 | • Clause 37
provides for the Minister making available water determinations where the
long-term average extraction limit is exceeded. |
| 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 TDELs in
Zones 1-4 protecting from 40-70% of A class flows and 46-62% of B class flows
and 59% to 84% of C class flows.• TDELs have not been established for Zones
5 and 6.• At least 2 listed threatened fish species are likely to occur in
Mandagery (silver perch, Macquarie perch) but no recovery plans are in place.
Therefore there are no specific provisions in this Plan.• This Plan provides
for prohibition of trading of IDELs between zones and into all zones. |
| 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 | PARTIAL
| • Zone 1: 70% of A class protected, 62% of B class protected, 84% of C class
protected.• Zone 2: 50% of A class protected, 63% of B class protected 74%
of C class protected.• Zone 3: 40% of A class protected, 70% protected 59%
of C class protected.• Zone 4: 40% of A class protected, 56% of B class
protected 61% of C class protected.• Zone 5: cease to pump provisions
only.• Zone 6: visible flow cease to pump provisions only.• Provision is
required for protecting high flows of all zones. |
| 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 | • Very
low flows (all days), 57 th percentile Zone 1, 85 th percentile Zone 2, 53 rd
percentile Zone 3, 73 rd percentile Zone 4 are protected from licensed
extraction.• Very low flows need defining for Zones 6 to provide for the
protection of planned environmental water.• Current CtP for Zones 5 & 6 may
not provide for the protection of planned environmental water. This Plan
provides for a review and amendment of the CtP.• This Plan provides for
field verification and adjustment of CtP for each Management Zone. |
| Access rights for water access licensees clearly and legally specified in
terms of share and extraction components | FULL | • This Plan recognises share
components and establishes total daily extraction limits for distribution to
individual licences• It also enables trading of share components,
allocations and individual daily extraction limits. |
| 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 Lachlan unregulated river entitlements
should not exceed 200% of extraction limit for the Lachlan Unregulated
Extraction Management Unit. |
| 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 for
issuing of unregulated river access licences for Aboriginal cultural purposes
and for adjusting the assigned TDEL to provide an IDEL where such licences are
issued.• This Plan provides water market opportunities within this water
source. |
| 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 bulk daily extraction across most of the water source, except
zones 5 and 6. |
| 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 | • Domestic and stock basic rights are estimated at
6.3 ML/day. Estimates have been provided for each Management Zone.• Very low
flows meet environment and basic right requirements in Zones 1, 2, 4 and 5 yet
would need to be increased in Zone 6 to meet these requirements. A high
percentage of flows are protected in A class in Zones 1, 2, 3, & 4 to meet
basic rights and environment needs.• The zero visible flow CtP mandatory
condition for zone 6 may not provide for basic landholder rights. This Plan
provides for a review of the CtP at year 5. |
| 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 | • DLWC consulted with the local
Aboriginal community about this Plan.• This Plan provides for issuing of
unregulated river access licences for Aboriginal cultural purposes and for
adjusting the assigned TDEL to provide an IDEL where such licences are issued.
|
| 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 | PARTIAL | • Aboriginal cultural or
traditional values or requirements have not been identified.• This Plan does
provide a level of environmental protection, which should assist in protecting
Aboriginal, values however the further erosion of moderate to high flows on
areas of Aboriginal value is not known. |
| All share components of access licences tradeable | FULL | • This Plan provides
for trading of annual and daily rights (Part 11). |
| Conversion factors and protocols established to facilitate trading and
dealings between water sources, whilst also protecting existing access and
environmental water | FULL | • This Plan provides for the rates to be determined
by the Minister. |
| Reduced conversion factors only applied when necessary to offset increased
losses associated with water supply delivery | FULL | • This Plan does not
impose reduction factors. |
| Any unassigned access rights identified and clear mechanisms established for
their future assignment | FULL | • This Plan provides for assigning of
unassigned TDELs. |
| Zones established where necessary for environmental protection and
limits/constraints on water dealings in them made explicit | FULL | • Management
zones have been established as water trading zones and trading of daily rights
between Zones are generally prohibited. |
| 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 water quality objective. |
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