Certainty of More information needed Moderate implementation within Basin Plan timeframes General comments Project outcomes are quite uncertain, as potential impacts are unclear. Until information is forthcoming confidence levels against the stocktake’s assessment criteria will be on the low side. Improved flow management at the Murrumbidgee River - Yanco Creek offtake Description This proposal involves returning the Creek system closer to a pre-development wetting/drying regime, while improving infrastructure that supplies irrigation and stock and domestic water. Project type and rules Key criteria and stocktake assessment Confidence Environmental Upgrades to Weir on the Murrumbidgee would result in Low - moderate outcomes more control over flows through the proposed Yanco Creek regulator. This would provide the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, (CEWH)/the NSW eritage with more flexibility in managing environmental water within the Murrumbidgee system. Information Insufficient for the stocktake to assess outcomes with Low adequacy confidence. Project progress Business case development. Briefing from NSW has added Low - moderate to confidence levels albeit only marginally. Dependency on There will be linkages with Murrumbidgee projects. The CARM Moderate - high other submitted project will lead to a tightening of main river flows and less projects to achieve opportunities for diversions of current losses for outcomes environmental use. Significant The Plan excluded Yanco Creek and its environmental Low identified issues value was not recognised. As there are limited data sets the likely to be application of the Ecological Elements scoring framework is resolved problematic. This will need to be addressed. Significant issues A large number of risks have been identified, which NSW Low - moderate not identified in believes can be readily managed. The range of risk studies documentation required is likely to be costly and time consuming and can be managed magnifies the potential delay.
Certainty of implementation within Basin Plan timeframes More information needed Moderate General comments Project outcomes are quite uncertain, as potential impacts are unclear. Until information is forthcoming confidence levels against the stocktake’s assessment criteria will be on the low side. Improved flow management at the Murrumbidgee River - Yanco Creek offtake Description This proposal involves returning the Creek system closer to a pre-development wetting/drying regime, while improving infrastructure that supplies irrigation and stock and domestic water. Project type and rules Key criteria and stocktake assessment Confidence Environmental outcomes Upgrades to Weir on the Murrumbidgee would result in more control over flows through the proposed Yanco Creek regulator. This would provide the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, (CEWH)/the NSW eritage with more flexibility in managing environmental water within the Murrumbidgee system. Low - moderate Information adequacy Insufficient for the stocktake to assess outcomes with confidence. Low Project progress Business case development. Briefing from NSW has added to confidence levels albeit only marginally. Low - moderate Dependency on other submitted projects to achieve outcomes There will be linkages with Murrumbidgee projects. The CARM project will lead to a tightening of main river flows and less opportunities for diversions of current losses for environmental use. Moderate - high Significant identified issues likely to be resolved The Plan excluded Yanco Creek and its environmental value was not recognised. As there are limited data sets the application of the Ecological Elements scoring framework is problematic. This will need to be addressed. Low Significant issues not identified in documentation can be managed A large number of risks have been identified, which NSW believes can be readily managed. The range of risk studies required is likely to be costly and time consuming and magnifies the potential delay. Low - moderate