No. Management Unit Risk rating change 1 Bredbo 2012 2018 650000 660000 670000 680000 690000 700000 2 Bredbo710000 720000 2012 2018 3 Bredbo 2012 2018 ACTIONS FOR CLEAN WATER 4 Bredbo 2012 2018 12 5 Gudgenby River 2012 2018 M o l o 6 Murrumbidgee North 2012n 2018 g 0 0 l o 0 0 0 0 R 0 7 Murrumbidgee 2 South 2012 20180 i 7 v 7 0 e 0 6 6 r 6 The Upper Murrumbidgee Actions for Clean Water (ACWA) Plan identified 5 8 Naas River 2012 2018 9 Naas River 2012 2018 priority erosion hotspots which continue to pose a risk to water quality. 10 Naas River 2012 2018 0 0 11 Naas River 2012 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 6 6 o 0 0 12 Paddys River 2012 2018 tte 6 6 r r Key findings 8 R e v i i v KEY Low High Very high Extreme e R r y b 10 n 1. Between 2012-2018 there were several sites that 3. Climate change impacts are being felt with drier seasonal e g d decreased risk rating due to on ground land management conditions, decreased vegetation growth and grazing u 0 0 G 0 0 0 0 0 efforts. impacts further exacerbating the erodibility of soils. 0 5 5 0 0 6 6 r e C v 2. Better co-ordination of funding sources to conduct 4. Potential reluctance of land owners to rehabilitate erosion i o R 9N tte e a r e erosion remediation works is required. However areas due to the likelihood of having to lock away land a R g s d i i v 11R e b i this remains difficult as many sites are out of public that might be used for other purposes. v r m e u r r r 0 view and not as attractive to broader environmental 0 u 0 0 0 5. Difficulty coordinating rehabilitation work due to various 0 M 0 0 4 community support. 4 0 0 6 geographic areas and land ownership tenures. 6 Catchment management arrangements Waterways and 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 natural resource 3 0 The Upper Murrumbidgee River In NSW natural resource management 0 6 6 catchment (for the purposes of this in the Upper Murrumbidgee River management Plan) extends from just northwest catchment is framed primarily by of Canberra, south along the the Murrumbidgee Catchment Under the CAP, the ACWA Plan is 0 Murrumbidgee River towards Cooma Action Plan (CAP). The CAP sets the 0 0 framed to help achieve the following 0 0 0 0 0 2 and then west past Adaminaby. The strategic direction for the region 2 0 targets: 0 6 6 Br catchment is diverse; being home to the and incorporates the integrated ed bo R Remove barriers to natural resource iv urban centres of Canberra, Cooma and catchment management context in er Adaminaby and supporting enterprises which the ACWA sits. The CAP has management adoption. 3 in various economic sectors. been developed in consultation with 4 1 0 0 Partner with private land owners 0 0 0 the community, government and 0 0 0 1 The Upper Murrumbidgee River and Landcare. 1 0 0 6 nongovernment organisations and 6 catchment is subject to a diverse sets tangible targets and direction Knowledge and skills improvement. 7 climate, ranging from alpine regions for investment for enhanced natural 2 to sub-alpine plains, with the ACWA resource outcomes. Structures for river bank stability. covering an area of approximately 6400 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Manage aquatic habitat. km . The upper catchment area is The ACWA is enhanced by stakeholders 0 0 0 0 0 0 centred on the sub-alpine Brindabella and groups who work across 6 6 and Namadgi National Parks, with the borders including the UMCN, Upper river flowing north and meeting with Murrumbidgee Waterwatch, Icon Water the major tributaries of the Numeralla, and those organisations funded by the Success stories 0 0 Bredbo, Strike a Light, Naas, Cotter and ACT Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 k 0 e Site 6 improved its risk rating from 9 9 e Molongo Rivers. Council/ACT Government who work 9 9 r 5 5 C Extreme in 2012 to Low in 2018 by t in NSW collaboratively to achieve better a l F The region above the Cotter confluence filling the erosion gully with rock, k environmental outcomes. c o is the focus of this Plan. and conducting rehabilitation. R 0 0 0 0 Site 8 improved bank stability by 0 0 0 0 fencing off the area from grazing 8 8 9 9 5 5 k K e y and conducting rehabilitation. e r b e C y a a n m R o The ACWA Plan contributed to i o v C e the gaining of funds for on ground r works by the Upper Murrumbidgee 650000 660000 670000 680000 690000 700000 710000 720000 Demonstration Reach group. For more information visit www.iconwater.com.au/protectwatersupply.