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South Australian Murray Region water resource plan

This water resource plan is the prevailing management plan for the surface water and groundwater resources in the South Australian Murray Region water resource plan area.
Water resource plan
Lower Murray

The plan was accredited by the Australian Government Minister as being consistent with the Basin Plan and commenced on 22 August 2019. 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.

Note: Since South Australia’s water resource plans were accredited by the Commonwealth Minister, parts of several State instruments that were accredited as part of the plans have been amended or replaced. One of the key changes is the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 replacing the Natural Resources Management Act 2004. While some of the legislative instruments and other documents referred to in the plans are not current, the plans remain in effect. The South Australian government is working with the MDBA and the Office of the Inspector General of Water Compliance to identify the best approach to updating and reaccrediting the plans. This process will ensure that the updated plans meet local water management needs and Basin Plan requirements.

The South Australian Murray Region water resource plan is made up of a number of documents. The key document is the South Australian Murray Region water resource plan.

The accredited versions of these documents are available below.

Key documents
Publication title Published File type File size
South Australian Murray Region water resource plan (2018) 15 Aug 2019
PDF
2.27 MB
South Australian Murray Region water resource plan risk assessment (2017) 07 Mar 2019
PDF
10.30 MB
Relevant state legislation and policy
Publication title Published File type File size
South Australia Natural Resources Management Act 2004 – as at 4 July 2016 06 Dec 2018
PDF
1.33 MB
Environment Protection Act 1993 – South Australia – as of June 2017 02 Dec 2018
PDF
877.38 KB
Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985 – South Australia – as of October 2006 02 Dec 2018
PDF
112.83 KB
Development Act 1993 – South Australia – as of September 2014 02 Dec 2018
PDF
1.42 MB
Environment Protection (Water Quality) Policy 2015 – South Australia – as of January 2016 14 Oct 2019
PDF
155.59 KB
Natural Resources Management (General) Regulations 2005 – South Australia – as of July 2018 06 Dec 2018
PDF
1.01 MB
Natural Resources Management (Financial Provisions) Regulations 2005 – South Australia – as of July 2018 06 Dec 2018
PDF
154.91 KB
Development Regulations 2008 – South Australia – as of July 2018 02 Dec 2018
PDF
1.87 MB
Regional Natural Resources Management Plan for the South Australia Arid Lands, Business and Operational Plan 2017/18 – 2019/20, Appendix 1 – as at July 2017

South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board, Regional Natural Resources Management Plan for the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Region, Volume 2, Business and Operational Plan 2017/18 – 2019/20, Appendix 1: Water affecting activities policy


 02 Dec 2018
PDF
7.79 MB
South Australian Murray–Darling Basin Regional Natural Resources Management Plan, Volume B, Board Business and Operational Plan 2016/17 – 2018/19 – as at December 2017 06 Dec 2018
PDF
2.18 MB
Amended South East Natural Resources Management Plan Part 4: NRM Policy, February 2010 - as at June 2017 07 Dec 2018
PDF
8.06 MB
Water Allocation Plan for the Mallee Prescribed Wells Area 2017 - as at April 2017 02 Dec 2018
PDF
3.26 MB
Water Allocation Plan for the Peake, Roby and Sherlock Prescribed Wells Area 2017 - as at November 2017 02 Dec 2018
PDF
2.92 MB
Water Allocation Plan for the River Murray Prescribed Watercourse 2017 - as at October 2017 02 Dec 2018
PDF
5.88 MB
Supporting information
Publication title Published File type File size
Assessment of the groundwater resources in the non-prescribed areas of the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin - as at July 2015

Assessment of the groundwater resources in the non-prescribed areas of the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin – South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Technical Report - 2015/09


 03 Dec 2018
PDF
9.97 MB
Regional Natural Resources Management Plan for the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Region, Volume 1 - at at May 2010

South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board, Regional Natural Resources Management Plan for the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Region, Volume 1, Ten Year Strategic Plan 2017/18 – 2019/20


 03 Dec 2018
PDF
4.33 MB
Regional Natural Resources Management Plan for the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Region, Volume 3 - as at June 2009

South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board, Regional Natural Resources Management Plan for the SA Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Region, Volume 3, Biodiversity Strategy 2017/18 – 2019/20


 03 Dec 2018
PDF
8.52 MB
Transition to Basin Plan Sustainable Diversion Limits for the SA Murray Region Water Resource Plan Area - as at March 2015 03 Dec 2018
PDF
5.65 MB
Sustainable Extraction Limits Derived from the Recharge Risk Assessment Method – South Australia – CSIRO – as at December 2010 03 Dec 2018
PDF
1.28 MB
Long-Term Environmental Watering Plan for the South Australian Murray Region Water Resource Plan Area – as at December 2017 03 Dec 2018
PDF
2.67 MB
Long-term Environmental Watering Plan for the South Australian River Murray Water Resource Plan Area – as at November 2015 03 Dec 2018
PDF
2.27 MB
Natural Resources Management (Mallee Prescribed Well Area) Regulations 2005 - as at October 2005 03 Dec 2018
PDF
24.39 KB
Natural Resources Management (Peake, Roby and Sherlock Prescribed Well Area) Regulations 2005 - as at October 2005 03 Dec 2018
PDF
21.60 KB
River Murray Act 2003 - as at 15 December 2008 03 Dec 2018
PDF
224.00 KB
River Murray Act Regulations 2017 - as at 22 August 2017 03 Dec 2018
PDF
95.63 KB
South Australia Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Letter re: Baseline Diversion Limit recalculation - as at June 2016 03 Dec 2018
PDF
32.62 KB
South Australia Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Letter re: Baseline Diversion Limit recalculation - Proposed Approach for Recalculating the BDL - as at June 2016

South Australia Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Letter re: Baseline Diversion Limit recalculation - Proposed Approach for Recalculating the BDL for the SA Non-Prescribed Areas (SS10) SDL Resource Unit – Basis for Recalculation of BDL – as at June 2016


 03 Dec 2018
PDF
347.04 KB
Analysis of GIS Dams Data in the SA Murray Region - as at December 2016

A Comparative Analysis of GIS Dams Data in the SA Murray Region Water Resource Plan Area (SDL unit SS10), South Australia-Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Internal Technical Report


 03 Dec 2018
PDF
2.62 MB
Farm Dam Volume Estimations from Simple Geometric Relationships – Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation Report 2004/48 - as at November 2004 03 Dec 2018
PDF
936.36 KB
Estimation of stock, domestic and other exempt purpose water consumption in the Mallee Prescribed Wells Area - Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation - as at March 2005 03 Dec 2018
PDF
661.65 KB
The basis for the River Murray Catchment Plan Farm Dam Volume Limits, Sinclair Knight Merz -20 September 2004 03 Dec 2018
PDF
4.33 MB
Ramsar wetlands, Banrock Station wetland complex – as at May 2014 03 Dec 2018
PDF
1.83 MB
An analysis of MDBA modelling outputs for the draft Basin Plan: Hydrodynamic modelling of the Coorong and Murray Mouth - as at March 2012 03 Dec 2018
PDF
1.38 MB
Preliminary assessment of the impacts of water resource development on Burra Creek Catchment, DWLBC Report 2008/01 - as at January 2008 03 Dec 2018
PDF
4.70 MB
The Water Allocation Plan for the Mallee Prescribed Wells Area - as at May 2012 03 Dec 2018
PDF
3.38 MB
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board, Regional NRM Plan - as at 28 April 2009 03 Dec 2018
PDF
4.11 MB
Water Allocation Plan for the Peake, Roby and Sherlock Prescribed Wells Area - as at March 2011 03 Dec 2018
PDF
2.89 MB
Water Allocation Plan for the Noora Prescribed Wells Area - as at January 2001 03 Dec 2018
PDF
2.79 MB
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Plan, Volume A, Strategic Plan - February 2010 - as at January 2014 03 Dec 2018
PDF
5.97 MB
South Australian Public Health (Wastewater) Regulations 2013 - as at 1 July 2017 03 Dec 2018
PDF
136.02 KB
Murray Futures Lower Lakes & Coorong Recovery: Securing the Future, A Long-Term Plan for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth - as at June 2010 02 Dec 2018
PDF
13.10 MB
Murray Futures Lower Lakes & Coorong Recovery: Securing the Future, A Long-Term Plan for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth. Draft for comment - as at December 2009 03 Dec 2018
PDF
2.20 MB
Mallee PWA – Murrayville WSPA Groundwater Model, Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation Report - as at December 2006 03 Dec 2018
PDF
4.78 MB
Water Requirements for Sheep and Cattle, Department of Primary Industries - as at June 2014 03 Dec 2018
PDF
192.36 KB
Salinity Tolerance in Irrigated Crops, Department of Primary Industries - as at June 2014 03 Dec 2018
PDF
195.13 KB
South Australian Licensed Water Use Metering Policy, South Australia Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources - as at July 2012 03 Dec 2018
PDF
425.63 KB
South Australian Licensed Water Use Meter Specification - as at July 2015 03 Dec 2018
PDF
338.27 KB
Assessment of the groundwater resource capacity of the Peake-Roby-Sherlock Prescribed Wells Area, Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation Report - as at June 2008 03 Dec 2018
PDF
1.88 MB
Safe Drinking Water Act 2011 - as at 1 March 2013 03 Dec 2018
PDF
156.72 KB
Water Industry Act 2012 – as at 1 July 2016 03 Dec 2018
PDF
514.54 KB
Water Retail Code – Minor and Intermediate Retailers – as at March 2015 03 Dec 2018
PDF
1.14 MB
Water Retail Code – Major Retailers - as at January 2013 03 Dec 2018
PDF
970.90 KB
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 - as at 17 October 2017 03 Dec 2018
PDF
198.82 KB
Barrage operating strategy – August 2019 14 Oct 2019
PDF
10.94 MB
Barrage and Water Level Management Policy 14 Oct 2019
PDF
1.88 MB
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Published date: 15 September 2023