Table 3: Proposed groundwater baseline diversion limit and sustainable diversion limit changes Basin Basin SDL State Plan Plan change plan SDL BDL BDL SDL SDL Resource unit (GL/y) limit (GL/y) (GL/y) (GL/y) (GL/y) Western Porous Rock water resource plan area (NSW) (GW6) Western Porous Rock SDL No 63.1 116.6 226.0 +109.4 530.5 resource unit (GS50) change Eastern porous rock water resource plan area (NSW) (GW16) Gunnedah–Oxley Basin MDB SDL No 22.1 114.5 127.5 +13.0 205.6 resource unit (GS17) change Sydney Basin MDB SDL resource No 3.12 17.2 19.1 +1.9 60.4 unit (GS41) change Goulburn–Murray water resource plan area (Vic) (GW2) Goulburn–Murray: Sedimentary No 203.5 203.5 223.0 +19.5 223.0 Plain SDL resource unit (GS8) change Goulburn–Murray Highlands SDL No 38.3 50.5 68.7 +18.2 41.6 resource unit (GS8) change Wimmera–Mallee (groundwater) water resource plan area (Victoria) (GW3) Wimmera–Mallee: Sedimentary No 68.9 190.7 190.1 -0.6 68.9 Plain SDL resource unit (GS9b) change Wimmera–Mallee Highlands SDL No 1.26 2.14 2.75 +0.6 1.26 resource unit (GS9a) change South Australian Murray water resource plan area (SA) (GW4) Mallee (Murray Group Limestone) 65.7 63.6 65.7 63.6 -2.14 63.6 SDL resource unit (GS3b) South Australian Murray Salt No Interception Schemes SDL 11.1 13.2 28.6 28.6 13.2 change resource unit (GS7) Total +159.9
Table 3: Proposed groundwater baseline diversion limit and sustainable diversion limit changes SDL Resource unit Basin Plan BDL (GL/y) BDL (GL/y) Basin Plan SDL (GL/y) SDL (GL/y) SDL change (GL/y) State plan limit Western Porous Rock water resource plan area (NSW) (GW6) Western Porous Rock SDL resource unit (GS50) 63.1 No change 116.6 226.0 +109.4 530.5 Eastern porous rock water resource plan area (NSW) (GW16) Gunnedah–Oxley Basin MDB SDL resource unit (GS17) 22.1 No change 114.5 127.5 +13.0 205.6 Sydney Basin MDB SDL resource unit (GS41) 3.12 No change 17.2 19.1 +1.9 60.4 Goulburn–Murray water resource plan area (Vic) (GW2) Goulburn–Murray: Sedimentary Plain SDL resource unit (GS8) 203.5 No change 203.5 223.0 +19.5 223.0 Goulburn–Murray Highlands SDL resource unit (GS8) 38.3 No change 50.5 68.7 +18.2 41.6 Wimmera–Mallee (groundwater) water resource plan area (Victoria) (GW3) Wimmera–Mallee: Sedimentary Plain SDL resource unit (GS9b) 68.9 No change 190.7 190.1 -0.6 68.9 Wimmera–Mallee Highlands SDL resource unit (GS9a) 1.26 No change 2.14 2.75 +0.6 1.26 South Australian Murray water resource plan area (SA) (GW4) Mallee (Murray Group Limestone) SDL resource unit (GS3b) 65.7 63.6 65.7 63.6 -2.14 63.6 South Australian Murray Salt Interception Schemes SDL resource unit (GS7) 11.1 13.2 28.6 28.6 No change 13.2 Total +159.9
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