Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) water resource plan

This water resource plan is the prevailing management plan for the groundwater resources in the Australian Capital Territory water resource plan area.

The plan was accredited by the Australian Government Minister as being consistent with the Basin Plan and commenced on 30 June 2020. The Minister’s decision instrument and the explanatory statement are available on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Key documents informing the recommendation decision are set out below.

Recommendation documents
Publication title Published File type File size
MDBA’s Letter to the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia 22 Sep 2020
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149.34 KB
The Authority’s recommendation on the proposed ACT groundwater WRP 22 Sep 2020
PDF
164.49 KB
MDBA’s Assessment of the proposed ACT groundwater WRP 22 Sep 2020
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1.77 MB
Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations advice on the ACT groundwater WRP

Note: Document has been redacted to remove personal information

07 Sep 2021
PDF
748.30 KB
Independent review of the assessment process for the ACT groundwater WRP 22 Sep 2020
PDF
71.62 KB

The Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) water resource plan is made up of a number of documents. The key document is the Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) water resource plan.

The accredited versions of these documents are available below.

Supporting information
Publication title Published File type File size
Development of Source models for the ACT and Region December 2017 22 Sep 2020
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6.24 MB
Method for Determining the Annual Permitted Take of Surface Water in the ACT February 2019 22 Sep 2020
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1.48 MB

Published date: 18 June 2022