Gwydir region

About the region

The Gwydir region is located in northern NSW, bounded by the Border Rivers region to the north, the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range to the east, the Namoi catchment to the south and the Barwon River to the west. It covers area of more than 26,000 km².

The region is the traditional lands of the Gomeroi/Kamilaroi Nation.

Gwydir Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020

Status: In force
Commencement date: July 2020
Cease date: June 2030

Read: Gwydir Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
Gwydir Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP047_V1) Gwydir Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE015_V1)	Rule summary sheets Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (October 2024) Compliance with water management principles (October 2024) Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (November 2025) Compliance with water management principles (November 2025)	Lower Gwydir Groundwater Source 2019 Status: Replaced Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources) Archived background document (2012)

Gwydir Regulated River Water Source 2016

Status: In force (amended)
Commencement date: July 2016
Cease date: June 2026

Read: Gwydir Regulated River Water Source 2016

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
N/A	Changes to the Gwydir Regulated Water Sharing Plan fact sheet (July 2022) Compliance with water management principles (July 2022) Summary of floodplain harvesting rules (July 2022) Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (October 2024) Compliance with water management principles (October 2024) Amendments to the Access Licence Dealing Principles Order 2004 in relation to temporary trade (71T dealings)	N/A

Gwydir Unregulated River Water Sources 2026

Status: In force
Commencement date: April 2026
Cease date: June 2036.

Read: Gwydir Unregulated River Water Sources 2026

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
Gwydir Unregulated River Water Sources 2026 – Plan map (WSP019_V5) Gwydir Unregulated River Water Sources 2026 – Wetland map (WET009-V1)	Summary of changes to the Gwydir Unregulated Water Sharing Plan fact sheet Compliance with water management principles fact sheet Status of NRC recommendations fact sheet Outcomes of public exhibition	Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Status: Replaced Rule summary sheets Changes to the Gwydir Unregulated Water Sharing Plan fact sheet (July 2022) Compliance with water management principles (July 2022) Summary of floodplain harvesting rules (July 2022) Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (October 2024) Compliance with water management principles (October 2024) Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources and include rules for active management) Archived background document (2012)

NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020

Status: In force
Commencement date: July 2020
Cease date: June 2030

Read: NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP040_V2) NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE025_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document (2020) Changes to the Great Artesian Basin groundwater plan fact sheet (July 2024) Compliance with water management principles (July 2024) Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (October 2024) Compliance with water management principles (October 2024) Summary of changes (October 2025) Compliance with water management principles (October 2025)	NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2008 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2009)

NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020

Status: In force
Commencement date: July 2020
Cease date: June 2030

Read: NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP014_V3) NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE022_V1)	Rule summary sheets Changes to the Great Artesian Basin Shallow groundwater plan fact sheet (July 2024) Compliance with water management principles (July 2024) Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (October 2024) Compliance with water management principles (October 2024)	NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2011)

NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020

Status: In force
Commencement date: July 2020
Cease date: June 2030

Read: NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
Murray Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP012_V3) Murray Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE Map (GDE024_V3)	Rule summary sheets Compliance with water management principles (December 2021) Compliance with water management principles (May 2022) Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (October 2024) Compliance with water management principles (October 2024) Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (November 2025) Compliance with water management principles (November 2025)	NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2012)

NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020

Status: In force
Commencement date: July 2020
Cease date: June 2030

Read: NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
Murray Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP013_V2) Murray Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE023_V1)	Rule summary sheets Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (October 2024) Compliance with water management principles (October 2024) Changes to multiple plans fact sheet (November 2025) Compliance with water management principles (November 2025)	NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived background document (2012)