Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annual Report 2011-12

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 2012
ISSN 1441-9335

Annual report 2011-12 Commonwealth Environmental Water

Straw-necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) nests and eggs, Gywdir wetlands, March 2012. Permission granted to use the photograph from the Commonwealth Environment Water Office. (Andrew Huxham)

Executive summary

Overview for 2011-12
Outlook for 2012-13

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office

Establishment of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
Improving transparency, accountability and stakeholder engagement
Advisory groups
Working with others

Commonwealth environmental water in 2011-12

Commonwealth environmental water available for use in 2011-12
Use of Commonwealth environmental water in 2011-12
Catchment summaries
Carryover of Commonwealth environmental water

Progress on key issues

2011-12 Portfolio Budget Statement key performance indicators
Priorities for 2011-12
Draft Basin Plan and environmental watering plan
Business and information systems
Commonwealth environmental water trading framework
Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the use of Commonwealth environmental water
Environmental water shepherding
Management of Commonwealth environmental water
Transparency and accountability in the use of Commonwealth environmental water
Commonwealth environmental water reporting
Environmental Water Holdings Special Account 2011-12

Tables

Table 1 Environmental Water Holdings Special Account expenses
Table A1 Commonwealth Environmental Water Office holdings in the Murray-Darling basin (at 30 June 2012)
Table A2 Summary of the volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered in the Murray-Darling Basin in 2011-12
Table A3 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Border Rivers catchment in 2011-12
Table A4 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Condamine-Balonne catchment in 2011-12
Table A5 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Gwydir catchment in 2011-121
Table A6 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Lachlan catchment in 2011-12
Table A7 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Macquarie-Castlereagh catchment in 2011-12
Table A8 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Moonie catchment in 2011-12
Table A9 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Warrego catchment in 2011-12
Table A10 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Broken, Campaspe, Goulburn, Loddon and Ovens catchments in 2011-12
Table A11 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Murray catchment in 2011-12
Table A12 Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Murrumbidgee catchment in 2011-12
Table A13 Summary of Commonwealth environmental water carryover into 2012-13
Table A14 Ecological and management objectives for environmental water use under different water availability scenarios
Figure 1 Key environmental water responsibilities
Figure 2 Commonwealth environmental water availability and use since 2008-09

Abbreviations

Basin: Murray-Darling Basin
Department, the: Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Holder: Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder
Standing Committee: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia

Glossary

Basin states: refers to those states and territories that cover the Murray-Darling Basin: the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria.
Commonwealth environmental water: refers to the water managed by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder to protect and restore rivers, wetlands and other environmental assets in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder: is the statutory position that heads Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.

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