based on orders rather than storages to store waters ordered if industry in the southern diversions, Environmental rain occurs. Scoping off-river positions valleys and from some water has this accounting in southern valleys would give an environmental groups arrangement now accounts indication of acceptability to irrigators. based on releases from the Funds would be needed to have an dams. river storage to store rain rejection or have an accounting arrangement to reclassify flows. Supply/ Control of flows by Better control at these forests There seems to be acceptance of Should have support constraint regulators at Koondrook to control the ingress and managing ingress and egress of flows in but foresters seek – Perricoota Forests. egress of flows to Koondrook forests. NSW’s/ Victoria’s views would access assurances – Perricoota Forests. be essential. A 250ML/day limitation at during floods. Good the downstream outlet currently potential for a supply impacts on the scheme’s ability to fully contribution. realise the potential benefits of the works. Changes to Recognise environmental Change in rules results in more Modelling required however future Initial preliminary Vic benefits from a carryover water carried over and behaviour of entitlement holders under Victorian proposal not carryover rules change on storages operating at higher the rules is still uncertain. Rules could being pursued for rules entitlement that occurred levels on average with also be changed impacting on benefits. reasons outlined in since SDL benchmark was potentially more spills. comments established. An outcome of the Higher reserves result in higher The policy change has already occurred. Initial preliminary Changes in Victorian Millennium Drought was storages levels on average and There is potential to bring this forward Victorian proposal reserve to change Victorian more spills. as a supply project. Modelling is currently not being policy reserve policy after the required. If implemented as a supply pursued for reasons benchmark was measure, future reserve policy changes outlined in comments. established. would be limited.
based on orders rather than diversions, Environmental water has this accounting arrangement now accounts based on releases from the dams. storages to store waters ordered if rain occurs. Scoping off-river positions in southern valleys would give an indication of acceptability to irrigators. Funds would be needed to have an river storage to store rain rejection or have an accounting arrangement to reclassify flows. industry in the southern valleys and from some environmental groups Supply/ constraint Control of flows by regulators at Koondrook – Perricoota Forests. Better control at these forests to control the ingress and egress of flows to Koondrook – Perricoota Forests. There seems to be acceptance of managing ingress and egress of flows in forests. NSW’s/ Victoria’s views would be essential. A 250ML/day limitation at the downstream outlet currently impacts on the scheme’s ability to fully realise the potential benefits of the works. Should have support but foresters seek access assurances during floods. Good potential for a supply contribution. Changes to Vic carryover rules Recognise environmental benefits from a carryover rules change on entitlement that occurred since SDL benchmark was established. Change in rules results in more water carried over and storages operating at higher levels on average with potentially more spills. Modelling required however future behaviour of entitlement holders under the rules is still uncertain. Rules could also be changed impacting on benefits. Initial preliminary Victorian proposal not being pursued for reasons outlined in comments Changes in Victorian reserve policy An outcome of the Millennium Drought was to change Victorian reserve policy after the benchmark was established. Higher reserves result in higher storages levels on average and more spills. The policy change has already occurred. There is potential to bring this forward as a supply project. Modelling is required. If implemented as a supply measure, future reserve policy changes would be limited. Initial preliminary Victorian proposal currently not being pursued for reasons outlined in comments.
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