Basin Salinity Target exceeded (<800 EC 93% of time). Potential for a worse outcome if jurisdictions utilise their register Further reduction of economic credits or if there is a more rapid benefits depending upon emergence of delayed salinity location of schemes targeted impacts for reduced operations Further reductions in capacity to Option 3 SIS 77% $ 72,241,170 $ 800,694 – Depending upon the sites protect river from salinity threat targeted for reduced operation during extended drought when there potential loss of some are minimal options for mitigation environmental benefits of SIS with flows Reduces leading to a ‘headroom’ further reduction in the frequency of meeting Basin Plan operational targets Qualitative scoring -3 -3 +2 +2 of Option 3 Total Score option 3 = -0.5
Option 3 – SIS 77% $ 72,241,170 $ 800,694 Basin Salinity Target exceeded (<800 EC 93% of time). Potential for a worse outcome if jurisdictions utilise their register credits or if there is a more rapid emergence of delayed salinity impacts Further reductions in capacity to protect river from salinity threat during extended drought when there are minimal options for mitigation with flows Reduces ‘headroom’ leading to a further reduction in the frequency of meeting Basin Plan operational targets Further reduction of economic benefits depending upon location of schemes targeted for reduced operations Depending upon the sites targeted for reduced operation potential loss of some environmental benefits of SIS Qualitative scoring of Option 3 +2 +2 -3 -3 Total Score option 3 = -0.5
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