Appendix C: Basin catchment summaries of Commonwealth environmental water use in 2013–14 Table 1: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Barwon–Darling catchment in 2013–14 Location of watering Type of action Expected Expected Contributes to Timing Total action environmental environmental Murray–Darling Commonwealth outcome(s) of outcome(s) of Plan environmental Complex Site Inundation watering, <1 year watering, Environmental water delivered flows 1–5 years watering plan (ML) Wetland Floodplain objectives NSW Barwon Yes No, No Commonwealth Restore a 8.06(3)(b)(i)(ii) July to 13 009.4 and unregulated environmental water more naturally August 2013 8.06(6)(a)(b) Darling Darling flows were contributed to two variable flow (Barwon River River below separate fresh flow regime and River) catchment channel triggers for events in the system preserve March to river and off-channel to: natural cues. April 2014 fringing wetland promote Support wetlands inundation. hydrological population Darling) connectivity and condition in end-of-system key waterhole flows refuges. maintain refuges (waterholes) in the main channel support the movement and dispersal of aquatic biota
Appendix C: Basin catchment summaries of Commonwealth environmental water use in 2013–14 Table 1: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Barwon–Darling catchment in 2013–14 Location of watering action Type of action Expected environmental outcome(s) of watering, <1 year Expected environmental outcome(s) of watering, 1–5 years Contributes to Murray–Darling Plan Environmental watering plan objectives Timing Total Commonwealth environmental water delivered (ML) Complex Site flows Inundation Wetland Floodplain NSW River catchment river Barwon and Darling River channel and fringing wetlands Yes No, unregulated flows were below triggers for off-channel wetland inundation. No Commonwealth environmental water contributed to two separate fresh flow events in the system to: promote hydrological connectivity and end-of-system flows maintain refuges (waterholes) in the main channel support the movement and dispersal of aquatic biota Restore a more naturally variable flow regime and preserve natural cues. Support population condition in key waterhole refuges. 8.06(3)(b)(i)(ii) 8.06(6)(a)(b) July to August 2013 (Barwon River) March to April 2014 13 009.4 Darling Darling)
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