2020 Water management plan audits (10 plans)




Status:

Audit report provided

Advice date:

August 2020

Summary

We audited the following floodplain management plans (FMPs) in the Lachlan, Murray and Murrumbidgee regions to ascertain whether the provisions of the FMPs are being given effect to, as required under Section 44 of the Water Management Act 2000.

  • Lachlan River (Gooloogong to Jemalong Gap) 2011
  • Lachlan River (Jemalong Gap to Condobolin) 2012
  • Lachlan River (Hillston, Lake Brewster to Whealbah) 2005
  • Edward/Wakool Rivers St 1 (Deniliquin to Moama-Moulamein Rly) 2011
  • Wakool River Stage 2 (Moama-Moulamein Rly to Gee Gee Bridge) 2011
  • Edward/Niemur Rivers St 3 (Moama-Moulamein Rly to Liewah/Mallan) 2011
  • Edward/Wakool Rivers St 4 (Noorang Rd to Wakool Murray Jn) 2000
  • Tuppal and Bullatale Creeks (Murray River Uptake to Deniliquin) 2004
  • Murrumbidgee River (Hay to Maude) 2014
  • Billabong Creek 2006.

The audit for the above floodplain management plans concluded that on balance the provisions of the plans have not been given full effect to in accordance with the Act. The overarching consequence is that the objectives of the plans are unlikely to be achieved. The Minister for Water and the audites have responded to our audit recommendations (see below).

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