Table 4: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Gwydir 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 Basin Plan environmental Complex Site River Inundation watering, <1 year watering, 1–5 years Environmental water delivered flows watering plan (ML) Wetland Floodplain objectives Gwydir Mallowa Yes Yes Yes Maintain the Maintain 8.05(2)(b)(c) September 20 000 Wetlands condition of vegetation 2013 to 8.05(3)(a)(b) permanent and condition and March 2014 semi-permanent diversity. 8.06(3)(a)(b)(i)(ii) wetland vegetation Promote waterbird (e.g. water couch, 8.06(6)(b)(7) diversity and spike rush, river population 8.07(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) cooba and lignum). condition. Promote waterbird Promote fish survival and diversity and condition. population Promote fish condition. movement and Support the condition, nutrient diversity and and carbon cycling, abundance of and primary other native production. aquatic species (e.g. invertebrates, frogs, turtles).
Table 4: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Gwydir 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 Basin Plan Environmental watering plan objectives Timing Total Commonwealth environmental water delivered (ML) Complex Site River flows Inundation Wetland Floodplain Gwydir Mallowa Wetlands Yes Yes Yes Maintain the condition of permanent and semi-permanent wetland vegetation (e.g. water couch, spike rush, river cooba and lignum). Promote waterbird survival and condition. Promote fish movement and condition, nutrient and carbon cycling, and primary production. Maintain vegetation condition and diversity. Promote waterbird diversity and population condition. Promote fish diversity and population condition. Support the diversity and abundance of other native aquatic species (e.g. invertebrates, frogs, turtles). 8.05(2)(b)(c) 8.05(3)(a)(b) 8.06(3)(a)(b)(i)(ii) 8.06(6)(b)(7) 8.07(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) September 2013 to March 2014 20 000
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