WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 Order under section 70

SUPPLEMENTARY WATER ACCESS AUTHORISATION ORDER

NSW Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source

PURSUANT to section 70 of the Water Management Act 2000 (“the Act”), I, Brian Graham, having delegated authority, do, by this Order, and having considered the relevant provisions of the management plan in force in relation to the NSW Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source, authorise the taking of water pursuant to supplementary access licences within the NSW Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source.

This Order takes effect on 13 August 2015 and continues until 18 August 2015 or until replaced by a similar such Order for the NSW Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source under section 70 of the Act.

This Order is subject to any restrictions set out in Schedule 1 to this order below.

Signed in Sydney this 13th day of August 2015.

Brian Graham Manager, Surface Water Resource Management DPI Water (by delegation)

Note 1: This Order does not authorise the taking of supplementary water contrary to a supplementary water access licence.

SCHEDULE 1

The river sections and periods of access to supplementary water are as follows:

Section Start from 8:00 Finish 8:00am

Murrumbidgee and Rivers

Dams to 4 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015 Wagga Wagga to Berembed Weir 4 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015# Bundidgerry Creek 3 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015# MI Main Canal 3 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015# Berembed Weir to Gogeldrie Weir 21 July 2015 18 Aug 2015# Sturt Canal 21 July 2015 18 Aug 2015# Canal 25 July 2015 18 Aug 2015# Gogeldrie Weir to 21 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Darlington Point to Bridge 23 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Carrathool Bridge to Hay Weir 23 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Hay Weir to Maude Weir 23 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Maude Weir to Redbank Weir 27 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Redbank Weir to Weir 27 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Balranald Weir to Murray Junction 27 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Yanco Creek System Yanco Creek Offtake to 21 July 2015 18 Aug 2015# Morundah to Yanco Bridge 29 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Yanco Bridge to Wiraki 4 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015* Wiraki to Puckawidgee 5 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015* Colombo Creek Morundah to Coonong Weir 23 July 2015 18 Aug 2015# Coonong Weir to Innes Bridge 27 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Innes Bridge to 28 July 2015 18 Aug 2015* Jerilderie to Hartwood Weir 4 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015* Forest Creek 4 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015* Hartwood Weir to Wanganella 6 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015* Wanganella to Darlot 6 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015* Darlot to 10 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2015*

# = Extension Possible * = Extension Likely Note: Supplementary water (Lowbidgee) access licences are NOT permitted to take water during the current event