Summarises work to date on environmental water requirements for lower Goulburn to inform the development of the Basin Plan Assessment of environmental water 2012 requirements for the Lower Goulburn, A number of site-specific flow indicators MDBA (e.g. timing, frequency, duration and size of event) developed to achieve ecological objectives Explore potential environmental benefits that Hydrologic modelling of the relaxation of would result if some major existing river operational constraints in the southern 2012 operating constraints in the southern connected system: methods and results, connected Basin were relaxed MDBA Improve knowledge, data and information of the levees along the Goulburn River Rural levees assessment final report of — 2013 including levee surveys, condition lower Goulburn River levees, Water assessments and cost estimates for priority Technology for GBCMA works Explore ways to change river management Summary of analysis undertaken to arrangements to coordinate the delivery of 2013 support the experienced river operators environmental water across catchments to workshop (April 19, 2012), MDBA achieve multiple ecological outcomes Identifying opportunities for flows between Mid-Goulburn River flows study final — Lake Eildon and Nagambie to benefit the 2014 report: flow recommendations, Cottingham Goulburn River's environmental, social and et al. for GBCMA economic values Appendix 4 Changes to the Shepparton ratings table A change to the Shepparton ratings table was first detected during MDBA consultation in This understandably caused concern for Deep Creek landholders, as the rules that trigger the opening and closing of the Loch Garry regulator are based on river heights at the Goulburn River gauge at Shepparton. However, there have been no changes to the height or time-based rules at Shepparton that trigger the pulling of Loch Garry bars. There has also been no change to the physical location or height of the Goulburn River gauge at Shepparton.
2012 Summarises work to date on environmental water requirements for lower Goulburn to inform the development of the Basin Plan A number of site-specific flow indicators (e.g. timing, frequency, duration and size of event) developed to achieve ecological objectives Assessment of environmental water requirements for the Lower Goulburn, MDBA 2012 Explore potential environmental benefits that would result if some major existing river operating constraints in the southern connected Basin were relaxed Hydrologic modelling of the relaxation of operational constraints in the southern connected system: methods and results, MDBA 2013 Improve knowledge, data and information of the levees along the Goulburn River including levee surveys, condition assessments and cost estimates for priority works Rural levees assessment — final report of lower Goulburn River levees, Water Technology for GBCMA 2013 Explore ways to change river management arrangements to coordinate the delivery of environmental water across catchments to achieve multiple ecological outcomes Summary of analysis undertaken to support the experienced river operators workshop (April 19, 2012), MDBA 2014 Identifying opportunities for flows between Lake Eildon and Nagambie to benefit the Goulburn River's environmental, social and economic values Mid-Goulburn River flows study — final report: flow recommendations, Cottingham et al. for GBCMA Appendix 4 Changes to the Shepparton ratings table A change to the Shepparton ratings table was first detected during MDBA consultation in This understandably caused concern for Deep Creek landholders, as the rules that trigger the opening and closing of the Loch Garry regulator are based on river heights at the Goulburn River gauge at Shepparton. However, there have been no changes to the height or time-based rules at Shepparton that trigger the pulling of Loch Garry bars. There has also been no change to the physical location or height of the Goulburn River gauge at Shepparton.
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