Applicable level(s) of resource availability Broad Asset Indicative demand Very Low Low Moderate High Very High Floodplain 5 Delivery via Lindsay-Mulcra-Wallpolla Floodplain works: Contribute flows via works to 30,000 ML/day @ Lock 8 for 30-60 days and wetlands inundate low lying wetlands and anabranches, river red gum forest and/or black box targeting low lying wetlands and from Euston to woodland. anabranches, or portion via South infrastructure Australian 50,000-60,000 ML/day @ Lock 8 for 60-120 border 6. Infrastructure Delivery: Mallee Wetlands: Contribute flows via wetland regulators days targeting river red gum forest, and/or pumping to inundate semi-permanent, temporary and ephemeral wetlands lignum shrubland and associated wetlands, or portion via infrastructure Infrastructure delivery to a portion equivalent to 80,000 ML/d @ Lock 8 7. Contribution to Overbank Flows: Contribute to targeting river red gum and black box flows to reconnect river with river red gum forest and woodland and associated wetlands lignum shrubland, subject to appropriate trigger Floodplain 40 – 50 GL/day @ South Australian border 8. Infrastructure Delivery: Chowilla Floodplain: Use and wetlands Chowilla Floodplain infrastructure to deliver pulse for at least 30 days targeting river red from South flows to creeks and inundate parts of the gum forest, tea tree, lignum, river cooba Australian and associated wetlands, or priority areas floodplain border to via infrastructure 9. Infrastructure Delivery: Lower Murray Wetlands: Contribute flows via wetland Lower Lakes 50 -60 GL/day @ South Australian border regulators, pumping and/or weir pool manipulation to inundate semi-permanent, for at least 30 days targeting river red gum temporary and ephemeral wetlands forest, tea tree, lignum, river cooba and associated wetlands, or priority areas via 10a. Contribution to 10b. Contribution to Overbank Flows: Contribute to infrastructure hydrodynamic diversity: flows to re-connect river with river red gum forest Infrastructure delivery to a priority Contribute to underwrite and lignum shrubland, subject to appropriate trigger area equivalent to 60 – 70 GL/day @ weirpools where lowering has South Australian border targeting been undertaken to increase black box, cooba, lignum and diversity in hydrology, subject to chenopod and associated wetlands appropriate trigger
Broad Asset Indicative demand Applicable level(s) of resource availability Very Low Low Moderate High Very High Floodplain and wetlands from Euston to South Australian border 30,000 ML/day @ Lock 8 for 30-60 days targeting low lying wetlands and anabranches, or portion via infrastructure 50,000-60,000 ML/day @ Lock 8 for 60-120 days targeting river red gum forest, lignum shrubland and associated wetlands, or portion via infrastructure Infrastructure delivery to a portion equivalent to 80,000 ML/d @ Lock 8 targeting river red gum and black box woodland and associated wetlands 5 Delivery via Lindsay-Mulcra-Wallpolla Floodplain works: Contribute flows via works to inundate low lying wetlands and anabranches, river red gum forest and/or black box woodland. 6. Infrastructure Delivery: Mallee Wetlands: Contribute flows via wetland regulators and/or pumping to inundate semi-permanent, temporary and ephemeral wetlands 7. Contribution to Overbank Flows: Contribute to flows to reconnect river with river red gum forest and lignum shrubland, subject to appropriate trigger Floodplain and wetlands from South Australian border to Lower Lakes 40 – 50 GL/day @ South Australian border for at least 30 days targeting river red gum forest, tea tree, lignum, river cooba and associated wetlands, or priority areas via infrastructure 50 -60 GL/day @ South Australian border for at least 30 days targeting river red gum forest, tea tree, lignum, river cooba and associated wetlands, or priority areas via infrastructure Infrastructure delivery to a priority area equivalent to 60 – 70 GL/day @ South Australian border targeting black box, cooba, lignum and chenopod and associated wetlands 8. Infrastructure Delivery: Chowilla Floodplain: Use Chowilla Floodplain infrastructure to deliver pulse flows to creeks and inundate parts of the floodplain 9. Infrastructure Delivery: Lower Murray Wetlands: Contribute flows via wetland regulators, pumping and/or weir pool manipulation to inundate semi-permanent, temporary and ephemeral wetlands 10a. Contribution to hydrodynamic diversity: Contribute to underwrite weirpools where lowering has been undertaken to increase diversity in hydrology, subject to appropriate trigger 10b. Contribution to Overbank Flows: Contribute to flows to re-connect river with river red gum forest and lignum shrubland, subject to appropriate trigger
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