It's time to start planning your next NSW holiday. All rights reserved. Overview Location Nearby Share. Previous Next. Home destinations country nsw tamworth area gunnedah attractions Namoi River and Woolshed Reserve. The Namoi River and Peel River systems are operated separately from a water resource management perspective, with water users including local councils and water utilities, dryland agriculture, irrigated agriculture cotton , livestock grazing and forestry.
The major water users in the Namoi River system are general security irrigators, the two main water users in the Peel River system being Tamworth City Council and general security irrigators. Sharing water fairly between competing water users and the environment, within the extraction limits set by the Murray-Darling Basin Cap, is a key water management issue. Water sharing plans address this issue by setting long-term rules on how water can be accessed, used and traded.
The management of floodwaters is an ongoing challenge. Floodwaters play a vital role in sustaining and replenishing the landscape, but are also highly valued by local agricultural users.
The NSW Office of Water is developing a floodplain harvesting policy to better manage floodwater diversion across the state. The alteration of natural river flows through the construction of dams and weirs, and erosion from land clearing, affect riverine health and contribute to water quality problems, such as salinity.
Pilliga Nature Reserve and Pillga State Conservation Area together protect over 1, square kilometres of this semi-arid woodland. Downstream of Narrabri there are many small lagoons, wetlands, and anabranches associated with the river, and extensive areas of floodplain woodlands on the floodplain. Lake Goran is a large internally draining basin that covers more than 60 square kilometres.
When flooded, the lake provides habitat for large numbers of waterbirds, and is listed as a wetland of national significance. State government departments for water ensure the network of authorities manages water responsibly and fairly, that catchment and waterway health is maintained or improved through catchment management authorities, and that water saving, re-use and flood management projects are implemented.
State governments must manage their state's water resources according to state and commonwealth water legislation. In addition to directing operations of the regulated River Murray system, the MDBA implements a number of plans and programs to ensure the waters of the Basin, which flow through four states and one territory, are managed cohesively and in the best interests of all water users of the Basin.
We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of Country throughout the Murray—Darling Basin and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past, present and emerging. Skip to main content. X Alert: We are currently updating our website to reflect Machinery of Government changes to Basin-wide compliance and enforcement.
Read more. Go to search page Search this site. The Basin Plan A plan for the Basin The aim of the Basin Plan is to ensure that water is shared between all users, including the environment, in a sustainable way. Water resource plans Water resource plans are documents that set out how water will be managed in an area. Sustainable diversion limits The Basin Plan sets a limit on how much water can be sustainably diverted within the Basin.
Compliance and enforcement Compliance is an integral part of water management in the Murray—Darling Basin. Monitoring and evaluation Monitoring, evaluation and reporting is critical to understanding whether the Basin Plan is working and on track.
Water recovery Water recovery is the water that is being recovered for the environment. Northern Basin projects The northern Basin is a complex network of people and places, industries and organisations with many and varied needs. Climate variability and change Water management must be adaptive to the uncertain effects of climate variability and change.
Groundwater We work together with the states to manage the Basin's groundwater resources. Where is the Basin? Water in the Basin is managed across four states and a territory covering one million square kilometres. How the Basin was formed The Basin is hundreds of millions years old, with landforms seen today taking shape over the last 60 million years. Environmental importance The Murray—Darling Basin is home to a huge range of species, including many that are rare and endangered, and some that can only be found in Australia.
Plants and animals The rivers and lakes of the Basin support unique habitats critical to waterbirds, native fish, reptiles and protected wetlands. Issues facing the Basin Fish deaths Fish deaths can occur in the Basin and Basin governments work together to protect important native fish species.
Salinity Salinity management is a significant environmental challenge for the Basin. Blue-green algae Blue-green algae are naturally occurring organisms found in all types of water. Acid sulfate soils Acid sulfate soils and affected waterways can harm or kill plants, fish and other aquatic organisms.
Blackwater Blackwater is a natural phenomenon where soil and sediment is washed into our waterways. Why the environment needs water The environment needs water to maintain important rivers and wetlands. Tinnenburra Marlo Quinninup Atherton.
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