Environmental managers (NSW OEH, CEWH) Environmental water delivery agency (NSW OEH, State Water, Office of Water) Real-time verbal and written Riverina Local Land Services (LLS) information to inform adaptive Environmental Water Allowance Reference management Groups (Murrumbidgee EWARG) Update reports Landholders and Land managers (Private and Planning teleconferences INVOLVE Public lands) Monitoring reports Agricultural industry groups (e.g. Murrumbidgee Volunteer/In-kind contributions Irrigation Area, Coleambally Irrigation Area, Rice Input to Media Releases growers Australia) Act in accordance with the government CEWO code of conduct Catchment managers Aboriginal Community Key Engagement activities Murrumbidgee Working Group The Murrumbidgee Working Group has existed as an informal group for a number of years, with membership formalised as part of Stage 1 for the Murrumbidgee LTIM Project with membership approved by CEWO. The working group has members from key stakeholder groups including environmental water managers and ecologists in NSW OEH (including NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service), NSW Office of Water, State Water, CEWO Delivery team members, and team members from CSU, NSW OEH. Riverina LLS, UNSW and DPI. In addition to core group members the group Chair has the capacity to call on experts to provide specific advice to assist in monitoring, water management and flow planning. The group’s primary function is to provide support and advice in relation to the strategic direction of the Murrumbidgee LTIM Project, advice and comment on annual flow planning, day to day operations of Commonwealth environmental water and adaptive management. Importantly the working group provides a forum for the
INVOLVE Environmental managers (NSW OEH, CEWH) Environmental water delivery agency (NSW OEH, State Water, Office of Water) Riverina Local Land Services (LLS) Environmental Water Allowance Reference Groups (Murrumbidgee EWARG) Landholders and Land managers (Private and Public lands) Agricultural industry groups (e.g. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, Coleambally Irrigation Area, Rice growers Australia) government Catchment managers Aboriginal Community Real-time verbal and written information to inform adaptive management Update reports Planning teleconferences Monitoring reports Volunteer/In-kind contributions Input to Media Releases Act in accordance with the CEWO code of conduct Key Engagement activities Murrumbidgee Working Group The Murrumbidgee Working Group has existed as an informal group for a number of years, with membership formalised as part of Stage 1 for the Murrumbidgee LTIM Project with membership approved by CEWO. The working group has members from key stakeholder groups including environmental water managers and ecologists in NSW OEH (including NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service), NSW Office of Water, State Water, CEWO Delivery team members, and team members from CSU, NSW OEH. Riverina LLS, UNSW and DPI. In addition to core group members the group Chair has the capacity to call on experts to provide specific advice to assist in monitoring, water management and flow planning. The group’s primary function is to provide support and advice in relation to the strategic direction of the Murrumbidgee LTIM Project, advice and comment on annual flow planning, day to day operations of Commonwealth environmental water and adaptive management. Importantly the working group provides a forum for the
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