Murray-Darling Basin
32.1 Other statutory surface water rights

The volumetric value for the line item for the 2010–11 year was 47,286 ML. The line item includes surface water rights (including land owner basic rights, riparian rights, and mining rights not under water access entitlements) other than entitlements within the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) region.  The following table presents breakdown information for the line item value on sustainable diversion limit (SDL) area basis.

 

Other statutory surface water rights in the MDB region as applicable in the 2010–11 year

Water resource plan area	SDL area		State	Volume (ML)	Data source	Additional comments
	Code	Name
SW15 NSW Border Rivers	SS23	NSW Border Rivers	NSW	10,245	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Regulated River Water  Source 2009	Both Regulated Border Rivers and Tenterfield Creek based on existing water share plans
					Water Sharing Plan for the Tenterfield Creek Water Source 2003	Values estimated at the commencement of the plans
					NSW Office of Water – Catchment and Climate Modelling	Annual figure for NSW Border Rivers Unregulated – stock and domestic added together
SW11 Barwon–Darling Watercourse	SS19	Barwon–Darling	NSW	696	NSW Office of Water – Catchment and Climate Modelling
SW12 NSW Intersecting Streams	SS17	NSW Intersecting Streams	NSW	1,761	NSW Office of Water – Catchment and Climate Modelling	Values: Condamine Balonne 666 ML, Moonie 23 ML, Paroo 816 ML and Warrego 256 ML
SW14 Gwydir	SS22	Gwydir	NSW	7,862	Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source 2002	Values estimated at the commencement of the plans
					Water Sharing Plan for the Rocky Creek, Cobbadah, Upper Horton and Lower Horton Water Source 2003
SW13 Namoi	SS21	Namoi	NSW	4,148	Water Sharing Plan for the Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources 2003	Values estimated at the commencement of the plans
					Water Sharing Plan for the Phillips Creek, Mooki River, Quirindi Creek and Warrah Creek Water Sources 2003
					Water Sharing Plan for the Peel Valley Regulated, Unregulated, Alluvium and Fractured Rock Water Sources 2010
SW10 Macquarie– Castlereagh	SS20	Macquarie–Castlereagh	NSW	3,439	Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Source 2003	Values estimated at the commencement of the plans
					Water Sharing Plan for the Castlereagh River above Binnaway Water Source 2003	Annual figure for Castlereagh River Unregulated – stock and domestic added together
					NSW Office of Water – Catchment and Climate Modelling
Sub-total Northern Basin				28,151
SW9 Lachlan	SS16	Lachlan	NSW	6,511	Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2003	Values estimated at the commencement of the plans
					Water Sharing Plan for the Mandagery Creek Water Source 2003
SW8 Murrumbidgee	SS15	Murrumbidgee NSW	NSW	6,578	Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source 2003	Values estimated at the commencement of the plans
					Water Sharing Plan for the Adelong Creek Water Source 2003
					Water Sharing Plan for the Tarcutta Creek Water Source 2003
SW7  Murray and Lower Darling	SS18	Lower Darling	NSW	3,727	Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray and Lower Darling Regulated Rivers Water Sources 2003	Value for Lower Darling
						Values estimated at the commencement of the plans
	SS14	NSW Murray	NSW	2,319	Water Sharing Plan for the Upper Billabong Water Source 2003	Values estimated at the commencement of the plans
					Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray and Lower Darling Regulated Rivers Water Sources 2003
Sub-total Southern Basin				19,135
Total for the region				47,286

The table provides information about New South Wales. Domestic and stock entitlement class applies to all the values stated in the table. No information is available from other jurisdictions about other statutory surface water rights to be reported in the 2011 Account.

See the Data source stated in the table provided under Supporting information.

Murray–Darling Basin Authority.

Values were extracted from jurisdictional water sharing plans (see the table in Supporting information). Where a water sharing plan has not been issued, the value was supplied by the NSW Office of Water – Climate and Modelling.

See Additional comments in the breakdown table in Supporting information.

When water sharing plans have been used as data sources, the right has been estimated at the commencement of the plan.

The uncertainty estimate was not quantified.

The line item corresponds to the line item R1.1.1 – Surface water basic right (stock and domestic) that was reported in the 2010 Account.