Nutrient and Duration of for Severn (NSW) from (NSW) from carbon approximately 10 days (NSW) from stimulus inflows MODERATE cycling. for fish outcomes stimulus flow flow Lateral and >20 000 ML/day at 1 in 2-3 Partially Not met Not met longitudinal Goondiwindi for 7 Volume met Insufficient water to meet connectivity days10 but not the entire demand. May and nutrient (connect anabranches duration. be met by other sources. LOW HIGH and carbon and wetlands between Similar in Commonwealth Need water in 2015–16 MODERATE TO HIGH cycling. Goondiwindi and 2010. unregulated water would based on required Improve (depending on whether all Support Mungindi) contribute to this demand. frequency and demands were met) movement, Contribution using duration. spawning and regulated water would rely recruitment of on supplementing natural HIGH aquatic events or other flows. species Carryover Low proportion of Low proportion of Level of carryover will See references at Table 2a potential allocations carried into allocations carried over depend on 2016–17. into 2017–18 depending environmental demands on resource availability and resource availability and demands. Moderate need to Low expected need to Potential trade will augment available augment available depend on potential allocations given recent allocations, therefore environmental demands dry conditions. Wetter limited requirement for and resource conditions may provide an allocation purchase. Sale availability. opportunity to purchase of allocations may be allocations to assist in considered, although augmenting natural flows there is expected to still be to meet higher demands. some moderate to high demands requiring water.
Nutrient and carbon cycling. Duration of approximately 10 days for fish outcomes for Severn (NSW) from stimulus flow (NSW) from stimulus flow (NSW) from inflows MODERATE Lateral and longitudinal connectivity and nutrient and carbon cycling. Support movement, spawning and recruitment of aquatic species >20 000 ML/day at Goondiwindi for 7 days10 (connect anabranches and wetlands between Goondiwindi and Mungindi) 1 in 2-3 Partially Volume met but not duration. Similar in 2010. Not met Not met HIGH Need water in 2015–16 based on required frequency and duration. Improve Insufficient water to meet the entire demand. May be met by other sources. Commonwealth unregulated water would contribute to this demand. Contribution using regulated water would rely on supplementing natural events or other flows. MODERATE TO HIGH (depending on whether all demands were met) LOW HIGH See references at Table 2a Carryover potential Low proportion of allocations carried into 2016–17. Low proportion of allocations carried over into 2017–18 depending on resource availability and demands. Level of carryover will depend on environmental demands and resource availability potential Moderate need to augment available allocations given recent dry conditions. Wetter conditions may provide an opportunity to purchase allocations to assist in augmenting natural flows to meet higher demands. Low expected need to augment available allocations, therefore limited requirement for allocation purchase. Sale of allocations may be considered, although there is expected to still be some moderate to high demands requiring water. Potential trade will depend on environmental demands and resource availability.
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