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Lindsay-Wallpolla Island Environmental Water Management MURRAY-DARLING BASIN AUTHORITY Lindsay–Wallpolla Islands Environmental Water Management Plan February 2012 Lindsay–Wallpolla Islands Environmental Water Management Plan February 2012 Murray–Darling Basin Authority © Copyright Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), murray–darling Basin authority on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia 2012. Postal Address: GPO Box 1801, Canberra ACT 2601 This work is copyright. With the exception of Office location: Level 4, 51 Allara Street, photographs, any logo or emblem, and any Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory trademarks, the work may be stored, retrieved and reproduced in whole or in part, provided that it is not Tel: (02) 6279 0100, international + 61 2 6279 0100 sold or used in any way for commercial benefit, and Fax: (02) 6248 8053, international + 61 2 6248 8053 that the source and author of any material used is E‑mail: [email protected] acknowledged. Website: http://www.mdba.gov.au Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright For further information contact the Murray–Darling Act 1968 or above, no part of this work may be Basin Authority office on (02) 6279 0100 reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and Cover image: Floodplain on Wallpolla Island inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should Photographer: Corey Brown © MDBA be addressed to the Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney General’s Department, This report may be cited as: Lindsay–Wallpolla Islands: National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 or posted at http:// Environmental Water Management Plan 2012 www.ag.gov.au/cca. MDBA Publication No. 224/11 The views, opinions and conclusions expressed by ISBN (on‑line) 978‑1‑921914‑84‑3 the authors in this publication are not necessarily ISBN (print) 978‑1‑921914‑85‑0 those of the MDBA or the Commonwealth. To the extent permitted by law, the MDBA and the Commonwealth excludes all liability to any person for any consequences, including but not limited to all losses, damages, costs, expenses and any other compensation, arising directly or indirectly from using this report (in part or in whole) and any information or material contained within it. Australian Government Departments and Agencies are required by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cwlth) to ensure that information and services can be accessed by people with disabilities. If you encounter accessibility difficulties or the information you require is in a format that you cannot access, please contact us. ii Lindsay–WaLLpoLLa isLands EnvironmEntaL WatEr managEmEnt pLan Contents About this plan ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 1. The Living Murray .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 The Living Murray icon site environmental water management plans ................................................................................................... 5 Planning context and legislation framework ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Agreements.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Commonwealth legislation..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Victorian legislation .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 New South Wales legislation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Planning frameworks and strategies ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Governance and planning arrangements ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2. Icon site description .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 Description of key ecological assets of the icon site ........................................................................................................................................................12 Values of the icon site .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Indigenous values .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Social and economic values ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 3. Ecological objectives and water requirements ......................................................................................................................................................................17 Water requirements ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 Climate and rainfall in the Murray–Darling Basin ..............................................................................................................................................................22 Antecedent hydrologic conditions ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Past management actions and activities ..........................................................................................................................................................................................23 4. Water delivery ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24 Prioritisation of water requirements.....................................................................................................................................................................................................24 The Living Murray works and water modelling ......................................................................................................................................................................25 Operating regimes for environmental watering actions ...........................................................................................................................................27 Water accounting and measurement ....................................................................................................................................................................................................28 Evaluation and management of risks ...................................................................................................................................................................................................28 5. Environmental monitoring .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 River Murray system‑scale monitoring .............................................................................................................................................................................................31
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