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Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025 - Components for consultation

Background documents and fact sheets for the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025.

View along the river bank, Lachlan River, Hillston, NSW, Australia.

Draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025

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The draft plan (PDF, 805.73 KB)The draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025.
Proposed changes to the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources Water Sharing Plan fact sheet (PDF, 1867.96 KB)This fact sheet provides a summary of the proposed changes to the rules contained in the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025.
Frequently asked questions fact sheet (PDF, 645.71 KB)This fact sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions about the draft Water Sharing Plan.

Report cards

These report cards detail proposed changes as they relate to each water source within the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources Water Sharing Plan.
Draft plan map (PDF, 4454.85 KB)The draft plan map is a high resolution, zoomable .PDF map that shows the water source boundaries and other key features to which draft plan provisions relate.
NRC Review Recommendations and Responses fact sheet (PDF, 3279.08 KB)A document that outlines how the department is responding to the NRC review of the Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012.
Risk assessment (PDF, 7000.92 KB)A risk assessment was prepared to inform the development of the draft water sharing plan. The assessment evaluates current or future risks that directly relate to water availability or quality within the plans water sources.
Improving protection of wetlands in inland NSW (PDF, 97.85 KB)A document which outlines improving protection of wetlands in inland NSW.
Identifying wetlands for inclusion in water sharing plan PDF, 124.56 KBThis document outlines how we identified wetlands from existing datasets for inclusion in the draft plan.
2024 Prescribed wetlands map - superseded (PDF, 2615.57 KB)This PDF map shows wetlands where additional protection is proposed in the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025.
Interactive mapping tool: draft Lachlan Water Sharing Plan Prescribed Wetlands. See 2025 mapsThis zoomable, interactive map shows wetlands proposed to receive additional protection under the 2025 plan, over aerial imagery.
The 2012 Water Sharing Plan (PDF, 2079.27 KB)The Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012 (last revised December 2022).