different to consumptive users, and river management, which takes into account the needs of the environment can deliver significant benefits and efficiencies. Supply projects such as: environmental water delivery” aim to do this by reinstating more natural flow “Enhanced regimes and overbank flow events by aligning water for the environment delivery with natural flows, particularly in tributary streams. When applied in conjunction with the gradual relaxing of constraints, through constraints management projects, the benefits to the environment are substantial. Changed operating rules, combined with relaxed constraints, can also result in social and economic benefits. This is associated with being able to manage moderate flooding more effectively. Constraints projects Relaxing constraints allows the better delivery of water for the environment when and where it is needed to maximise environmental outcomes. Projects contribute towards achieving ecological targets and flows in the southern connected Basin, which were considered important during the development of the Basin Plan. In particular, relaxing constraints provides opportunities for environmental watering of large areas of floodplain in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. This improves the health of forests, fish and bird habitats, the connection between the river and the floodplain, and replenishes groundwater. It also works to improve the capacity of other supply projects to achieve their intended environmental outcomes. The effects of addressing constraints will vary across in different river catchments. A number of constraints projects have been notified as supply measures. Some key secondary benefits for communities include: increased pasture growth for floodplain graziers funding for on-farm infrastructure improvements, such as new bridges or crossings funding for upgrades to ageing public flood infrastructure, such as levees, roads and crossings better water quality as saline pools are flushed out and floodplain litter washed away to reduce the risk and severity of blackwater events recreation and tourism associated with the higher flows and healthy wetlands, such as fishing, kayaking and camping the opportunity to provide goods and services through the construction of water management structures. The circumstances and the triggers under which constraints projects may be operated by river operators are yet to be fully negotiated. State governments have committed to the principles below for constraint projects: extensive community consultation, including identifying the most effective way to mitigate adverse impacts
different to consumptive users, and river management, which takes into account the needs of the environment can deliver significant benefits and efficiencies. Supply projects such as: “Enhanced environmental water delivery” aim to do this by reinstating more natural flow regimes and overbank flow events by aligning water for the environment delivery with natural flows, particularly in tributary streams. When applied in conjunction with the gradual relaxing of constraints, through constraints management projects, the benefits to the environment are substantial. Changed operating rules, combined with relaxed constraints, can also result in social and economic benefits. This is associated with being able to manage moderate flooding more effectively. Constraints projects Relaxing constraints allows the better delivery of water for the environment when and where it is needed to maximise environmental outcomes. Projects contribute towards achieving ecological targets and flows in the southern connected Basin, which were considered important during the development of the Basin Plan. In particular, relaxing constraints provides opportunities for environmental watering of large areas of floodplain in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. This improves the health of forests, fish and bird habitats, the connection between the river and the floodplain, and replenishes groundwater. It also works to improve the capacity of other supply projects to achieve their intended environmental outcomes. The effects of addressing constraints will vary across in different river catchments. A number of constraints projects have been notified as supply measures. Some key secondary benefits for communities include: increased pasture growth for floodplain graziers funding for on-farm infrastructure improvements, such as new bridges or crossings funding for upgrades to ageing public flood infrastructure, such as levees, roads and crossings better water quality as saline pools are flushed out and floodplain litter washed away to reduce the risk and severity of blackwater events recreation and tourism associated with the higher flows and healthy wetlands, such as fishing, kayaking and camping the opportunity to provide goods and services through the construction of water management structures. The circumstances and the triggers under which constraints projects may be operated by river operators are yet to be fully negotiated. State governments have committed to the principles below for constraint projects: extensive community consultation, including identifying the most effective way to mitigate adverse impacts
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