“These findings make it all the more important that downstream targets to protect the environment and communities are included as part of any floodplain harvesting licensing regulations in the Northern Basin, including in the Barwon-Darling.”
The MDBA said NSW had promised to redouble efforts to improve measurement, management and regulation of water resources.
“NSW has not fully implemented its ‘rules for take’ outlined in their draft water resource plan, which includes assessing compliance with their state limits. This is an important rule to ensure actual take does not exceed the allowable limits,” the authority’s Tim Goodes said.
He said NSW had also explained that its model needed further work to enable a better understanding of SDL compliance, and the MDBA accepted that.
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