provide for nutrient and carbon cycling. Table 2: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Border Rivers catchment in 2013–14 Location of Type of action Expected Expected Contributes to Timing Total watering action environmental environmental Murray–Darling Commonwealth outcome(s) of outcome(s) of Basin Plan environmental Complex Site River Inundation watering, <1 year watering, Environmental water delivered flows 1–5 years watering plan (ML) Wetland Floodplain objectives Border Yes Yes, Yes, Commonwealth The primary 8.05(3)(a) March 91.8 Rivers inundation inundation aim of to April environmental 8.06(3)(b)(i) catchment River and is is water use 2014 fringing dependent dependent contributed to a (subject to 8.06(6)(a)(b) wetlands on the on the small fresh flow natural trigger extent of extent of to:support flows) was to 8.06(7) natural flow natural flow primary support a more events. events. production and naturally variable flow nutrient and carbon cycling regime and preserve promote natural cues. hydrological connectivity Population condition provide for the (ecosystem dispersal of recovery). aquatic biota.
provide for nutrient and carbon cycling. Table 2: Commonwealth environmental watering actions for the Border Rivers 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 Border Rivers catchment River and fringing wetlands Yes Yes, inundation is dependent on the extent of natural flow events. Yes, inundation is dependent on the extent of natural flow events. Commonwealth environmental water contributed to a small fresh flow to:support primary production and nutrient and carbon cycling promote hydrological connectivity provide for the dispersal of aquatic biota. The primary aim of use (subject to natural trigger flows) was to support a more naturally variable flow regime and preserve natural cues. Population condition (ecosystem recovery). 8.05(3)(a) 8.06(3)(b)(i) 8.06(6)(a)(b) 8.06(7) March to April 2014 91.8
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