HN10 NBAC recommends that: Communities need to understand BDLs as the starting point for the Basin Plan the NSW floodplain harvesting policy implementation process be It would be controversial if this is done after the completed as soon as possible so SDLs are set and would look like MDBA is setting that reliable information can be SDLs without all the relevant information. incorporated in the modelling. MDBA improves estimates of Revised BDLs are required as it is not helpful for baseline diversion limits (BDLs) and community confidence for these numbers to be corrects any errors identified. revised again after the NBR process is complete. The investigations leading to the volumetric allocation of floodplain harvesting will allow the correct BDLs to be used in setting SDLs. HN11 NBAC recommends that MDBA Current M&E in the Northern Basin is fragmented, a whole-of-government hit and miss, and not shared effectively between integrated monitoring, evaluation, different agencies. reporting and implementation (MERI) MDBA is leading the management framework that includes monitoring and through the Basin Plan and is therefore the evaluation (M&E) that is sufficiently appropriate agency to co-ordinate M&E in the detailed and continuous at the catchment future. There are distinct M&E gaps at the level to measure whether the objectives of catchment level that must be addressed. the Basin plan are being achieved. HIGH PRIORITY, DO SOON (HS) RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation Rationale
HN10 NBAC recommends that: the NSW floodplain harvesting policy implementation process be completed as soon as possible so that reliable information can be incorporated in the modelling. MDBA improves estimates of baseline diversion limits (BDLs) and corrects any errors identified. Communities need to understand BDLs as the starting point for the Basin Plan It would be controversial if this is done after the SDLs are set and would look like MDBA is setting SDLs without all the relevant information. Revised BDLs are required as it is not helpful for community confidence for these numbers to be revised again after the NBR process is complete. The investigations leading to the volumetric allocation of floodplain harvesting will allow the correct BDLs to be used in setting SDLs. HN11 NBAC recommends that MDBA a whole-of-government integrated monitoring, evaluation, reporting and implementation (MERI) framework that includes monitoring and evaluation (M&E) that is sufficiently detailed and continuous at the catchment level to measure whether the objectives of the Basin plan are being achieved. Current M&E in the Northern Basin is fragmented, hit and miss, and not shared effectively between different agencies. MDBA is leading the management through the Basin Plan and is therefore the appropriate agency to co-ordinate M&E in the future. There are distinct M&E gaps at the catchment level that must be addressed. HIGH PRIORITY, DO SOON (HS) RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation Rationale
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