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Location map of SWMA Hay River (Qld)

Surface Water Management Area: Hay River (Qld)

Introduction

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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 Hay River (Qld)?

Use and Sustainable Yield

Comment about sustainable yield figure:

There is no imformation for this region

Sustainable yield (ML/yr):

no data

Threshold year for sustainable year:

no data

Diversion Volume 1996 (ML):

0

Current resource development categorisation:

LOW DEVELOPMENT

Estimated in 2020

Estimated use in 2020(ML):

no data

% change from 1996:

no data

Resource development categorisation:

no data

Estimated in 2050

Estimated use in 2050(ML):

no data

% change from 1996:

no data

Resource development categorisation:

no data

How was this assessment undertaken in the Hay River (Qld) Surface Water Management Area?

Management goals and objectives:

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

Current 2000Desired 2000Desired 2020Desired 2050

Management information

Scale of allocation planning

REGION

REGION

Inputs to allocation

BROAD RESOURCE INVESTIGATION

BROAD RESOURCE INVESTIGATION

Type of monitoring - quantity

LIMITED OR NONE

LIMITED OR NONE

Type of monitoring - quality

NONE

NONE

Distribution efficiency (H,M,L)

NA

NA

Use efficiency (H,M,L)

NA

NA

Resource management efficiency (H,M,L)

NA

NA

Degree of licensing

ALL USES

ALL USES

Water trading (None, Limited, Significant)

NONE

NONE

Mechanism of trading

Volume traded (ML/yr)

no data

no data

no data

Number of transactions

Inter-basin transfers

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 Hay River (Qld) Surface Water Management Area

Current Management Response:

Desired (Current) Management Response:

2020 Management Response:

2050 Management Response:

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

Assessment of Monitoring

Protective management:

Options for monitoring:

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

Data Availability, Gaps and Recommendations

Data Availability:

Current Gaps and Recommendations:

Data Gaps:

Recommendations:

Future Gaps:

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

Further information

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Data management requirements:

See the main database for additional comments on Current and Desired Management responses.