A Framework for Determining Commonwealth Environmental Water Use

Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
May 2013

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Overview

This paper outlines the framework for determining Commonwealth environmental water use in the Murray-Darling Basin. The framework is used to guide decisions on the use of Commonwealth environmental water in accordance with the environmental watering plan of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The framework sets out:

the role and obligations of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, as established by the Water Act 2007 and Basin Plan
the overall objectives and scope of Commonwealth water use, including how the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office will contribute to the Basin Plan's environmental watering objectives
how watering options are developed and assessed based on a set of criteria and in accordance with the Basin Plan's 'Principles to be applied in environmental watering'
how watering actions are implemented and monitored.

Any comments on this framework or on the Commonwealth's watering activities generally can be forwarded to ewater@environment.gov.au.

Cover of Framework for Determining Commonwealth Environmental Watering Actions

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