New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe objectives of this Plan are to:
(a) improve opportunities for natural regeneration and breeding cycles and ecological processes reliant on seasonal patterns, in particular by reinstating more natural wetting and drying cycles,
(b) increase the connectivity between the river and floodplain during spring and early summer,
(c) contribute to the maintenance or enhancement of the physical habitats of the river system,
(d) improve the opportunities for breeding of native fish and other native organisms by encouraging the migration of native fish and allowing access to spawning sites, food sources and improved water quality, including correct thermal conditions,
(e) promote the recovery of threatened species, populations and ecological communities,
(f) contribute to expansion and diversification of river bank habitat,
(g) contribute to maintenance of bank stability,
(h) assist in maintenance of the ecological health of anabranches and billabongs, particularly for habitat that may not be provided in the main river channel,
(i) contribute to the maintenance or improvement of water quality to downstream water environments,
(j) protect basic landholder rights to access water, and
(k) enhance the viability, sustainability and security of primary and secondary, recreational and tourist industries, and the communities of the Murray-Lower Darling region.