DARLING RIVERINE PLAINS BIOREGION Background Report

16/08/02 Darling Riverine Plains Bioregion Background Report
Table 1.8 RVCs within the DRP
RVC Area intersecting DRP
(ha)
% RVC % DRP
Lower Macquarie – Castlereagh 2 470 760 72% 27%
Walgett 2 162 767 97% 23%
Brewarrina 1 400 409 73% 15%
Moree 1 120 193 63% 12%
Nth Lachlan – Bogan 301 993 13% 3%
Narrabri – Coonabarabran – Coolah 298 615 12% 3%
Mid – Lachlan 18 948 1% 0.2%
Water Management Committee administrative boundaries
Water management committees established under the Water Management Act, 2000 whose
coverages fall within the DRP are listed in Table 1.9.
Table 1.9 Water Management Committees within the DRP
(DLWC 2001a)
Water Management Committee
Gwydir River (Regulated) River Management Committee
Namoi Regulated River Management Committee
Gwydir Unregulated River Management Committee
Namoi Unregulated River Management Committee
Macquarie – Cudgeon (Regulated) River Management Committee
Central West (Unregulated) River Management Committee
Barwon-Darling River Management Committee
Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Management Committee
Gwydir Groundwater Management Committee
Macquarie Groundwater Management Committee
Namoi Groundwater Management Committee
Border Rivers Unregulated River and Groundwater Management Committee
Catchment Management Board administrative boundaries
Six Catchment Management Boards (CMBs) have jurisdiction over sections of the DRP
(Table 1.10, Map 12) with Central West and Western CMBs covering 72% of the DRP. All
CMBs within NSW are preparing Catchment Management Plans or Blueprints.
Table 1.10 CMBs within the DRP
CMB Area intersecting DRP (ha) % CMB % DRP
Central West 3 563 432 39% 38%
Western 3 190 730 14% 34%
Gwydir 910 366 34% 10%
Namoi 779 814 19% 8%
Border Rivers 522 455 22% 6%
Lower Murray Darling 271 354 4% 4%
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