Fish resilience, baseflow greater than met met met met Min baseflows not other water under a High movement, 3 ML/day) from fully met in 2015–16 wet scenario. spawning and Chaffey Dam Pulsed baseflow recruitment Pulsed Pulsed Pulsed Pulsed Pulsed baseflow (~500 requirements have Environmental Low baseflows baseflows baseflows baseflows not Connectivity ML/day) from Chaffey not been met in water could met for only 4 met for 1 not met met Dam the last two years. contribute to pulsed Moderate Wet low days in July day in baseflow releases and point 2012 August High from Chaffey Dam bars 2013 Connectivity Fresh flow (1 000–4 000 2–3 years Flows greater Not met Not met Not met Environmental than 1 000 ML/day) to provide Average water could Water quality Very Low ML/day over connectivity and wet return interval contribute to this High Fish spawning, 3 days in July medium-level benches, demand if recruitment, 2012 Demand has not point bars and riparian Improve allocations become Low movement and been met in last zone available and if condition three years. delivered in Low conjunction with other water. See references at Table 3a Due to small Low to moderate holdings, low to proportion of moderate allocations may be Level of carryover will proportion of Carryover carried over to depend on environmental allocations carried potential but will depend demands and resource into 2016–17. upon resource availability. NOTE: No carryover availability and provisions in the demands. Peel Valley. Potential for purchases to augment water for the environment in a number of catchments in the northern Murray-Darling Basin to meet high Trade environmental water demands (particularly in the Macquarie Marshes, potential Lower Balonne/Narran Lakes and Border Rivers). Further information will be provided to the market ahead of any trade of Commonwealth environmental water.
Fish resilience, movement, spawning and recruitment Connectivity Wet low and point bars baseflow greater than 3 ML/day) from Chaffey Dam Pulsed baseflow (~500 ML/day) from Chaffey Dam met met met met Min baseflows not fully met in 2015–16 Pulsed baseflow requirements have not been met in the last two years. other water under a wet scenario. High Pulsed baseflows met for only 4 days in July 2012 Pulsed baseflows met for 1 day in August 2013 Pulsed baseflows not met Pulsed baseflows not met Environmental water could contribute to pulsed baseflow releases from Chaffey Dam Moderate Low High Connectivity Water quality Fish spawning, recruitment, movement and condition Fresh flow (1 000–4 000 ML/day) to provide connectivity and wet medium-level benches, point bars and riparian zone 2–3 years Average return interval Flows greater than 1 000 ML/day over 3 days in July 2012 Not met Not met Not met High Demand has not been met in last three years. Improve Environmental water could contribute to this demand if allocations become available and if delivered in conjunction with other water. Low Very Low Low See references at Table 3a Carryover potential Due to small holdings, low to moderate proportion of allocations carried into 2016–17. NOTE: No carryover provisions in the Peel Valley. Low to moderate proportion of allocations may be carried over to but will depend upon resource availability and demands. Level of carryover will depend on environmental demands and resource availability. Trade potential Potential for purchases to augment water for the environment in a number of catchments in the northern Murray-Darling Basin to meet high environmental water demands (particularly in the Macquarie Marshes, Lower Balonne/Narran Lakes and Border Rivers). Further information will be provided to the market ahead of any trade of Commonwealth environmental water.
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