Risk assessment framework Almost certain Is expected to occur in most circumstances Will probably occur in most circumstances Likely Possible Could occur at some time Unlikely Not expected to occur Rare May occur in exceptional circumstances only Environmental People Property Operational Irreversible Death, Severe or major Predicted water Critical damage to the damage to loss will prevent environmental injuries or severe private property the achievement values of an trauma. of planned aquatic Significant outcomes of the ecosystem Serious injury or damage to a watering event) and/or connected isolated number of waters/other instances of private properties parts of the trauma causing environment; hospitalisation or Critical or major localised species multiple medical damage to public extinction; treatment cases infrastructure permanent loss of water supplies Sustained and significant public inconvenience Major Long-term Minor Isolated but Predicted damage to injury/trauma or significant waterloss will environmental First Aid economic and/or significantly values and/or Treatment Case. social impact detract from the connected planned waters/other Injuries, Damage to outcomes of the parts of the instances of private property watering event) environment; trauma or significant ailments not Some damage to impacts on listed requiring public species; treatment infrastructure significant impacts on water Sustained public supplies inconvenience Moderate Short-term Short-term public Minor economic Predicted damage to inconvenience and/or social transmission loss environmental impact contained will moderately values and/or No injuries to small number detract from the connected of individuals planned waters/other outcomes of the parts of the watering event environment; short-term impacts on species
Risk assessment framework Almost certain Is expected to occur in most circumstances Likely Will probably occur in most circumstances Possible Could occur at some time Unlikely Not expected to occur Rare May occur in exceptional circumstances only Environmental People Property Operational Critical Irreversible damage to the environmental values of an aquatic ecosystem and/or connected waters/other parts of the environment; localised species extinction; permanent loss of water supplies Death, injuries or severe trauma. Serious injury or isolated instances of trauma causing hospitalisation or multiple medical treatment cases Sustained and significant public inconvenience Severe or major damage to private property Significant damage to a number of private properties Critical or major damage to public infrastructure Predicted water loss will prevent the achievement of planned outcomes of the watering event) Major Long-term damage to environmental values and/or connected waters/other parts of the environment; significant impacts on listed species; significant impacts on water supplies Minor injury/trauma or First Aid Treatment Case. Injuries, instances of trauma or ailments not requiring treatment Sustained public inconvenience Isolated but significant economic and/or social impact Damage to private property Some damage to public infrastructure Predicted waterloss will significantly detract from the planned outcomes of the watering event) Moderate Short-term damage to environmental values and/or connected waters/other parts of the environment; short-term impacts on species Short-term public inconvenience No injuries Minor economic and/or social impact contained to small number of individuals Predicted transmission loss will moderately detract from the planned outcomes of the watering event