Assumed 200 GL 200-400 GL ~600 GL 700-800 GL 300-500 GL 200-400 GL environmental flow release from Hume River Murray Increased ~330 GL ~330 GL ~330 GL ~330 GL ~330 GL ~330 GL Flows held in Snowy Storages in 2014-15 Assumed Goulburn River Goulburn River Goulburn River Goulburn River Goulburn River Goulburn River environmental flow ~200 GL ~350 GL ~350 GL ~350 GL ~350 GL ~350 GL release from tributaries Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee River ~0 GL ~0 GL ~0 GL ~0 GL ~0 GL ~0 GL Barmah-Millewa ~215 GL in EWA. May ~320 GL in EWA. ~365 GL in EWA. ~290-365 GL in EWA. Possible spill of up to ~290 GL in EWA. Environmental be borrowed and May be partially Both NSW and ~75 GL of B-M EWA. Both NSW and Victorian Possible of 75 GL Allocation partially not available. borrowed. NSW and Victorian shares shares become available and triggers for of B-M EWA. Both In all scenarios the Victorian shares become available but release not met due to insufficient NSW and Victorian ‘useable water may not need to become partially triggers for release component’ in B-M EWA, however shares become be used and some may available. Flow not met due to amendments for trigger may occur. available. Triggers for be carried over to the triggers are not met. insufficient release not met due to ‘useable following year. component’ in B-M insufficient ‘useable EWA. However component’ in B-M amendments for EWA, however trigger may occur. amendments for trigger may occur. minimum Not expected to be Not expected to be Not expected to be Not expected to be Not expected to be Not expected to be flow/height levels required required required required required required
Assumed environmental flow release from Hume 200 GL 200-400 GL ~600 GL 700-800 GL 300-500 GL 200-400 GL River Murray Increased Flows held in Snowy Storages in 2014-15 ~330 GL ~330 GL ~330 GL ~330 GL ~330 GL ~330 GL Assumed environmental flow release from tributaries Goulburn River ~200 GL Murrumbidgee River ~0 GL Goulburn River ~350 GL Murrumbidgee River ~0 GL Goulburn River ~350 GL Murrumbidgee River ~0 GL Goulburn River ~350 GL Murrumbidgee River ~0 GL Goulburn River ~350 GL Murrumbidgee River ~0 GL Goulburn River ~350 GL Murrumbidgee River ~0 GL Barmah-Millewa Environmental Allocation In all scenarios the water may not need to be used and some may be carried over to the following year. ~215 GL in EWA. May be borrowed and partially not available. ~320 GL in EWA. May be partially borrowed. NSW and Victorian shares become partially available. Flow triggers are not met. ~365 GL in EWA. Both NSW and Victorian shares become available but triggers for release not met due to insufficient ‘useable component’ in B-M EWA. However amendments for trigger may occur. ~290-365 GL in EWA. Possible spill of up to ~75 GL of B-M EWA. Both NSW and Victorian shares become available and triggers for release not met due to insufficient ‘useable component’ in B-M EWA, however amendments for trigger may occur. ~290 GL in EWA. Possible of 75 GL of B-M EWA. Both NSW and Victorian shares become available. Triggers for release not met due to insufficient ‘useable component’ in B-M EWA, however amendments for trigger may occur. minimum flow/height levels Not expected to be required Not expected to be required Not expected to be required Not expected to be required Not expected to be required Not expected to be required