Authority considers submissions and prepares summary of any changes Authority comments from Ministerial Council Minister considers and adopts amendment Amendment tabled in parliament. Appendix A Northern Basin Review publications – Topic area Title Summary Overarching Northern Basin Review Covers the fundamentals of the Review, the proposed documents report recommendations and how the decision was reached. It contains highlights from the social, economic and environmental analysis and will canvass some of the issues that have arisen throughout the review. Overarching Triple-bottom-line This document describes the triple-bottom-line framework documents framework used by the Authority to assess different recovery targets for the northern Basin. The document covers the steps in the process, the indicators used to assess alternatives and the information used by the Authority in the decision- making process. Northern NBAC advice report Synthesises the Northern Basin Advisory Committee’s Advisory advice and recommendations for implementing the Basin Committee Plan in the north. advice Consultation Consultation report Describes the engagement that has been undertaken during report the Northern Basin Review, key issues raised and the MDBA’s response to the issues. Hydrological Hydrologic Modelling Describes the model, data and assumptions underpinning modelling for the Northern Basin the hydrological modelling and the results of the analysis. Review Hydrological Review of the This report documents an independent review of the modelling Hydrological Modelling hydrologic modelling approach conducted by Drew Bewsher Frameworks used to covering the methodology and robustness of the modelling inform Potential approach. Plan Amendments Environmental Fish and flows in the This report provides a better understanding of the science northern Basin: required to ensure that fish can move along river systems responses of fish to and have improved conditions for breeding and access to changes in flows in the habitat, all of which will assist in increasing population size northern and condition. Basin Environmental Waterhole refuge The project provides a better understanding of the location science mapping and and persistence of waterholes in the Balonne River persistence analysis in Floodplain and Barwon–Darling as part of the Northern the Lower Balonne and Basin Review. Barwon–Darling rivers
Authority considers submissions and prepares summary of any changes Authority comments from Ministerial Council Minister considers and adopts amendment Amendment tabled in parliament. Appendix A – Northern Basin Review publications Topic area Title Summary Overarching documents Northern Basin Review report Covers the fundamentals of the Review, the proposed recommendations and how the decision was reached. It contains highlights from the social, economic and environmental analysis and will canvass some of the issues that have arisen throughout the review. Overarching documents Triple-bottom-line framework This document describes the triple-bottom-line framework used by the Authority to assess different recovery targets for the northern Basin. The document covers the steps in the process, the indicators used to assess alternatives and the information used by the Authority in the decision- making process. Northern Advisory Committee advice NBAC advice report Synthesises the Northern Basin Advisory Committee’s advice and recommendations for implementing the Basin Plan in the north. Consultation report Consultation report Describes the engagement that has been undertaken during the Northern Basin Review, key issues raised and the MDBA’s response to the issues. Hydrological modelling Hydrologic Modelling for the Northern Basin Review Describes the model, data and assumptions underpinning the hydrological modelling and the results of the analysis. Hydrological modelling Review of the Hydrological Modelling Frameworks used to inform Potential Plan Amendments This report documents an independent review of the hydrologic modelling approach conducted by Drew Bewsher covering the methodology and robustness of the modelling approach. Environmental science Fish and flows in the northern Basin: responses of fish to changes in flows in the northern Basin This report provides a better understanding of the required to ensure that fish can move along river systems and have improved conditions for breeding and access to habitat, all of which will assist in increasing population size and condition. Environmental science Waterhole refuge mapping and persistence analysis in the Lower Balonne and Barwon–Darling rivers The project provides a better understanding of the location and persistence of waterholes in the Balonne River Floodplain and Barwon–Darling as part of the Northern Basin Review.
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