Claydon review independent assessment
In response to the first activation of the new Barwon-Darling ‘resumption of flows’ rule in January 2021, stakeholders asked for an examination of the department’s implementation of the rule. Stakeholders also asked for an examination of the newly implemented individual daily extraction components (IDECs) and active management.
Independent assessment of the initial implementation of the resumption of flows rule, IDECs and active management in the Barwon-Darling
In response, the department commissioned an independent review into how well the new rules were implemented and what improvements could be made. Greg Claydon delivered the review in September 2021.
Read the reviewWaterNSW also published a report of the January 2021 event which activated the ‘resumption of flows’ rule in the Barwon-Darling on their website.
Claydon review recommendations implementation project
After the Claydon Review was completed, the department established the Claydon Review Recommendations Implementation Project (the project) to address the 19 key recommendations from the review.
Updates on how the department has been carrying out the 19 key recommendations are available here: