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Draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025

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Title	Description
The draft plan (PDF, 805.73 KB)	The draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025.
Proposed changes to the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources Water Sharing Plan fact sheet (PDF, 1867.96 KB)	This fact sheet provides a summary of the proposed changes to the rules contained in the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025.
Frequently asked questions fact sheet (PDF, 645.71 KB)	This fact sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions about the draft Water Sharing Plan.
Report cards Abercrombie River above Wyangala Water Source Report (PDF, 248.35 KB) Belubula River above Carcoar Dam Water Source Report (PDF, 287.06 KB) Belubula Tributaries below Carcoar Dam Water Source (PDF, 239.7 KB) Bogandillon and Manna Creeks Water Source Report Card (PDF, 277.48 KB) Boorowa River and Hovells Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 257.44 KB) Burrangong Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 263.81 KB) Crookwell River Water Source Report Card (PDF, 267.89 KB) Crowther Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 277.17 KB) Goobang and Billabong Creeks Water Source Report Card (PDF, 252.11 KB) Goonigal and Kangarooby Creeks Water Source Report (PDF, 263.27 KB) Gunningbland and Yarrabandai Water Source Report Card (PDF, 269.34 KB) Humbug Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 306.33 KB) Lachlan River above Reids Flat Water Source Report Card (PDF, 286.71 KB) Lakes Forbes and Back Yamma Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 308.53 KB) Mandagery Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 266.01 KB) Mid Lachlan Unregulated Water Source Report Card (PDF, 271.3 KB) Mount Hope Area Water Source Report Card (PDF, 275.01 KB) Naradhan Area Water Source Report Card (PDF, 247.44 KB) Ooma Creek and Tributaries Water Source Report Card (PDF, 289.31 KB) Tyagong Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 275.68 KB) Unregulated Effluent Creeks Water Source Report Card (PDF, 282.44 KB) Waugoola Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 236.98 KB) Western Bland Creek Water Source Report Card (PDF, 264.05 KB)	These report cards detail proposed changes as they relate to each water source within the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources Water Sharing Plan.
Draft plan map (PDF, 4454.85 KB)	The draft plan map is a high resolution, zoomable .PDF map that shows the water source boundaries and other key features to which draft plan provisions relate.
NRC Review Recommendations and Responses fact sheet (PDF, 3279.08 KB)	A document that outlines how the department is responding to the NRC review of the Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012.
Risk assessment (PDF, 7000.92 KB)	A risk assessment was prepared to inform the development of the draft water sharing plan. The assessment evaluates current or future risks that directly relate to water availability or quality within the plans water sources.
Improving protection of wetlands in inland NSW (PDF, 97.85 KB)	A document which outlines improving protection of wetlands in inland NSW.
Identifying wetlands for inclusion in water sharing plans PDF, 124.56 KB	This document outlines how we identified wetlands from existing datasets for inclusion in the draft plan.
2024 Prescribed wetlands map - superseded (PDF, 2615.57 KB)	This PDF map shows wetlands where additional protection is proposed in the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2025.
Interactive mapping tool: draft Lachlan Water Sharing Plan Prescribed Wetlands. See 2025 maps	This zoomable, interactive map shows wetlands proposed to receive additional protection under the 2025 plan, over aerial imagery.
The 2012 Water Sharing Plan (PDF, 2079.27 KB)	The Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012 (last revised December 2022).