Table 11: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Murrumbidgee catchment in 2013–14 Location of watering action Type of action Expected Expected Contributes to Timing Total environmental environmental Murray–Darling Commonwealth Complex Site River Inundation outcome(s) of outcome(s) of Basin Plan environmental flows watering, <1 year watering, Environmental water delivered Wetland Floodplain 1–5 years watering plan (ML) objectives Lower Yes Yes Yes Support Support 8.05(3) November 60 174 vegetation landscape 2013 to June 8.06(3)(b)(ii) condition and vegetation 2014 floodplains reproduction. diversity. 8.07 including: Support waterbird Support 9.04 reproduction, waterbird survival and recruitment. wetlands, condition. Increase Yanga Support other National vertebrate diversity within Park, North condition, wetlands. Redbank, the reproduction and Fiddlers Support nutrient survival. Creek system and carbon and the Support fish cycling. Western condition. Lakes Improve hydrological connectivity. Support biotic
Table 11: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Murrumbidgee catchment in 2013–14 Location of watering action Type of action Expected environmental outcome(s) of watering, <1 year Expected environmental outcome(s) of watering, 1–5 years Contributes to Murray–Darling Basin Plan Environmental watering plan objectives Timing Total Commonwealth environmental water delivered (ML) Complex Site River flows Inundation Wetland Floodplain Lower floodplains including: wetlands, Yanga National Park, North Redbank, the Fiddlers Creek system and the Western Lakes Yes Yes Yes Support vegetation condition and reproduction. Support waterbird reproduction, survival and condition. Support other vertebrate condition, reproduction and survival. Support fish condition. Improve hydrological connectivity. Support biotic Support landscape vegetation diversity. Support waterbird recruitment. Increase diversity within wetlands. Support nutrient and carbon cycling. 8.05(3) 8.06(3)(b)(ii) 8.07 9.04 November 2013 to June 2014 60 174