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Water resources - Management and Development - New South Wales

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Location map of SWMA Bulloo River (NSW Part Only)

Surface Water Management Area: Bulloo River (NSW Part Only)

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Introduction
Estimated Demand for surface water
How was this assessment undertaken?
Comments on Management Responses
Assessment of Monitoring
Data Availability, Gaps and Recommendations
Further Information

Introduction

As resource demands and pressure increases so to do the requirements of both management and information needs. Outlined below are the key issues facing the region as determined by the State / Territory water management agency.

What is the estimated demand for surface water in Bulloo River (NSW Part Only)?

Use and Sustainable Yield
Comment about sustainable yield figure:
Sustainable yield (ML/yr):	0
Threshold year for sustainable year:	2000
Diversion Volume 1996 (ML):	0
Current resource development categorisation:	LOW DEVELOPMENT

Estimated in 2020
Estimated use in 2020(ML):	0
% change from 1996:	no data
Resource development categorisation:	LOW DEVELOPMENT
Estimated in 2050
Estimated use in 2050(ML):	0
% change from 1996:	no data
Resource development categorisation:	LOW DEVELOPMENT

How was this assessment undertaken in the Bulloo River (NSW Part Only) Surface Water Management Area?

2050 Management Response:

See NSW Water Resources Assessment 2000 Report for comment on management responses.

Assessment of Monitoring

See NSW Water Resources Assessment 2000 Report and Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report for comment on methods and assumptions.

	Current 2000	Desired 2000	Desired 2020	Desired 2050
Management information
Scale of allocation planning	NONE		NONE	REGION
Inputs to allocation	NA		NA	BROAD RESOURCE INVESTIGATION
Type of monitoring - quantity	LIMITED OR NONE		LIMITED OR NONE	LIMITED OR NONE
Type of monitoring - quality	NONE		NONE	SALINITY AND OTHER LIMITED PARAMETERS
Distribution efficiency (H,M,L)	NA		NA	NA
Use efficiency (H,M,L)	NA		NA	NA
Resource management efficiency (H,M,L)	NA		NA	NA
Degree of licensing	ALL USES		ALL USES	ALL USES
Water trading (None, Limited, Significant)	NONE		NONE	NONE
Mechanism of trading
Volume traded (ML/yr)		no data	no data	no data
Number of transactions
Inter-basin transfers	NONE		NONE	NONE
Volume transferred (ML/yr)		no data	no data	no data
Environmental allocation category: None <33% of waterways with formal allocations between 33% and 66% of waterways with formal allocations >66 % of waterways with formal allocations	no data

Comments on Management Responses in the Bulloo River (NSW Part Only) Surface Water Management Area

Current Management Response:

Desired (Current) Management Response:

2020 Management Response:

Protective management:

See NSW Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report for an assessment of monitoring

Data Availability, Gaps and Recommendations

See NSW Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report for a review of data availability,gaps and recommendations.

Further information

New South Wales Water Resources Assessment 2000 Technical Report
Link to data available for download on the Surface Water Management Areas
Link to the Map Maker to make a map using this information.

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