Barmah-Millewa Forest Victoria /New Potential rule change option: SS2 Victorian Supply Business case Nil Currently Environmental Water South Wales Murray, and measure unknown submitted 1 April Allocation Vary the rules associated with the water set aside by SS14 New South 2015. Victoria and NSW in an environmental account Wales Murray (BMFEWA) to water the Barmah-Millewa Forest proposed to allow the use of other environmental entitlements to target the environmental requirements specified in the Basin Plan. Flexible Rates of Fall in Victoria / New Potential rule change option: SS2 Victorian Supply Business case Nil Currently River Levels South Wales Allow Hume releases to be reduced more quickly when Murray, and measure unknown submitted 10 June Downstream of Hume flows have not been elevated for an extended period SS14 New South 2015. Dam beforehand, with the water saved released at a different Wales Murray point in time or in a different flow pattern that would provide additional environmental benefits. Hume Dam airspace Victoria / New Potential rule change options: SS2 Victorian Supply Business case Nil Currently management and South Wales Pre-releases executed to better contribute to Murray, and measure submitted 1 April unknown release rules meeting flow targets at Barmah-Millewa Forest. SS14 New South 2015. Translucent operations that ‘pass through’ inflows Wales Murray from the dam when managing airspace target levels. This type of operations would provide more natural variability of flows below Hume Dam and help meet environmental flow targets at Barmah-Millewa Forest. Computer Aided River New South CARM is a series of operational tools to better process SS2 Victorian Supply Business case Nil – already funded Potentially Management (CARM) Wales river data such as flows, extractions and releases and to Murray, SS11 measure submitted 14 by Water for Rivers. more than 20 Murrumbidgee forecast flows and weather related flow trends. South Australian October 2015. GL/year Murray, SS14 NSW Murray, and SS15 Murrumbidgee
Barmah-Millewa Forest Environmental Water Allocation Victoria /New South Wales Potential rule change option: Vary the rules associated with the water set aside by Victoria and NSW in an environmental account (BMFEWA) to water the Barmah-Millewa Forest proposed to allow the use of other environmental entitlements to target the environmental requirements specified in the Basin Plan. SS2 Victorian Murray, and SS14 New South Wales Murray Supply measure Business case submitted 1 April 2015. Nil Currently unknown Flexible Rates of Fall in River Levels Downstream of Hume Dam Victoria / New South Wales Potential rule change option: Allow Hume releases to be reduced more quickly when flows have not been elevated for an extended period beforehand, with the water saved released at a different point in time or in a different flow pattern that would provide additional environmental benefits. SS2 Victorian Murray, and SS14 New South Wales Murray Supply measure Business case submitted 10 June 2015. Nil Currently unknown Hume Dam airspace management and rules Victoria / New South Wales Potential rule change options: Pre-releases executed to better contribute to meeting flow targets at Barmah-Millewa Forest. Translucent operations that ‘pass through’ inflows from the dam when managing airspace target levels. This type of operations would provide more natural variability of flows below Hume Dam and help meet environmental flow targets at Barmah-Millewa Forest. SS2 Victorian Murray, and SS14 New South Wales Murray Supply measure Business case submitted 1 April 2015. Nil Currently unknown Computer Aided River Management (CARM) Murrumbidgee New South Wales CARM is a series of operational tools to better process river data such as flows, extractions and releases and to forecast flows and weather related flow trends. SS2 Victorian Murray, SS11 South Australian Murray, SS14 NSW Murray, and SS15 Murrumbidgee Supply measure Business case submitted 14 October 2015. Nil – already funded by Water for Rivers. Potentially more than 20 GL/year release