Status of incomplete water plans in Australia
These tables provide information on water plans that are being reviewed or new plans that will be completed by 2014 and lists the status of those plans as of April 2010. This will be updated annually.
- New South Wales (PDF - 49 KB) | (RTF - 233 KB)
- Northern Territory (PDF - 34 KB) | (RTF - 155 KB)
- Queensland (PDF - 43 KB) | (RTF - 172 KB)
- South Australia (PDF - 26 KB) | (RTF - 120 KB)
- Tasmania (PDF - 39 KB) | (RTF - 163 KB)
- Victoria (PDF - 20 KB) | (RTF - 115 KB)
- Western Australia (PDF - 35 KB) | (RTF - 161 KB)
What is a water plan?
A water plan is a legally enforceable plan (noting that a plan may be a single legal instrument or a number of legal and policy instruments working together) that defines the allowable level of diversion or take of water from a defined water resource that is environmentally sustainable, and sets out the arrangements for sharing the water available for consumptive use among competing users.
Whilst different approaches are possible, water planning is essentially the vehicle for the setting of sustainable environmental, social and economic objectives for the management of water resources. Effective water plans establish the rules to meet environmental objectives and for users to share water resources by providing certainty of access to a share of water over an agreed timeframe.
For further information on water plans please visit the following state and territory web sites:
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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