Macquarie Marshes: Improve ecosystem Decision: Up to 10 GL of Commonwealth resilience among wetland vegetation environmental water was made available to communities in the Macquarie Marshes maintain the ecological health and resilience including Ramsar listed sites. of the Macquarie Marshes. Volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered: 10 GL, in conjunction with additional NSW environmental water. Barwon–Darling River System: Improve Decision: Up to 24 GL of Commonwealth habitat and provide opportunities for environmental water was made available to migration and reproduction of native fish in support a more naturally variable flow regime the Barwon–Darling River system by in the Barwon–Darling. increasing flow variability and hydrological Volume of Commonwealth environmental connectivity. water delivered: 13 GL. Lower Lachlan Wetlands: Improve Decision: Up to 75 GL of Commonwealth ecosystem resilience among wetland environmental water was made available to vegetation communities in the Lower the Lower Lachlan system in April 2013. Lachlan wetlands. Volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered: 74 GL (up to July 2013), in conjunction with additional NSW environmental water. Mid-Murrumbidgee Wetlands: Improve the Decision: Up to 150 GL of Commonwealth condition of wetland vegetation environmental water was made available for communities in the Mid-Murrumbidgee a wetlands reconnection event to protect and Wetlands through a winter or spring fresh. maintain the ecological health and resilience of the Mid-Murrumbidgee Wetlands. Volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered: Due to constraints and the lack of an appropriate trigger flow, it was not possible to proceed with the planned use. Environmental water use in the catchment was therefore redirected towards outcomes on the Lowbidgee Floodplain. Lower Goulburn River: Improve habitat and Decision: Up to 215 GL of Commonwealth provide opportunities for migration and environmental water was made available for reproduction of native fish in the lower in-stream base flows and freshes within the Goulburn River through reinstating a Goulburn River. variable flow regime which includes a large Volume of Commonwealth environmental spring/summer fresh. ‘in-channel’ water delivered: 215 GL. The Victorian Environmental Water Holder and The Living Murray also contributed additional water to
Macquarie Marshes: Improve ecosystem resilience among wetland vegetation communities in the Macquarie Marshes including Ramsar listed sites. Decision: Up to 10 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was made available to maintain the ecological health and resilience of the Macquarie Marshes. Volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered: 10 GL, in conjunction with additional NSW environmental water. Barwon–Darling River System: Improve habitat and provide opportunities for migration and reproduction of native fish in the Barwon–Darling River system by increasing flow variability and hydrological connectivity. Decision: Up to 24 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was made available to support a more naturally variable flow regime in the Barwon–Darling. Volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered: 13 GL. Lower Lachlan Wetlands: Improve ecosystem resilience among wetland vegetation communities in the Lower Lachlan wetlands. Decision: Up to 75 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was made available to the Lower Lachlan system in April 2013. Volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered: 74 GL (up to July 2013), in conjunction with additional NSW environmental water. Mid-Murrumbidgee Wetlands: Improve the condition of wetland vegetation communities in the Mid-Murrumbidgee Wetlands through a winter or spring fresh. Decision: Up to 150 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was made available for a wetlands reconnection event to protect and maintain the ecological health and resilience of the Mid-Murrumbidgee Wetlands. Volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered: Due to constraints and the lack of an appropriate trigger flow, it was not possible to proceed with the planned use. Environmental water use in the catchment was therefore redirected towards outcomes on the Lowbidgee Floodplain. Lower Goulburn River: Improve habitat and provide opportunities for migration and reproduction of native fish in the lower Goulburn River through reinstating a variable flow regime which includes a large ‘in-channel’ spring/summer fresh. Decision: Up to 215 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was made available for in-stream base flows and freshes within the Goulburn River. Volume of Commonwealth environmental water delivered: 215 GL. The Victorian Environmental Water Holder and The Living Murray also contributed additional water to
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