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NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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NSW Regional Water Strategies boundaries spatial dataset

Regional water strategies set the direction for water planning and management at a regional scale over the next 20-40 years. There are 12 regional water strategies, tailored to the unique challenges and needs of each region. They have been developed in partnership with water service providers, local councils, communities, Aboriginal people and other stakeholders across NSW.

The regional water strategy areas define the boundaries of regions in NSW for which regional water strategies are prepared. The boundaries are based on several factors, including:

  • surface water hydrology
  • statutory instruments, such as water sharing plans and water resource plans
  • economic, social and cultural factors
  • government strategic plans

The regional water strategies (RWS) boundaries mostly, but not exclusively, align with groups of water sharing plan boundaries for surface water sources. The Murray RWS boundary is further defined using the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) geofabric dataHR_Regions layer. The Murray RWS includes the area for the Wentworth weir pool using the AGHFCatchment layer in the geofabric to select the catchments that incorporate the Wentworth Weir pool.

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Language English
Edition 1.0
Purpose Strategic water resource planning
Frequency of change Irregular
Keywords WATER
Metadata Date 2023-07-19
Date of Asset Creation 2023-07-06
Date of Asset Publication 2023-07-24
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Geospatial Topic Environment
NSW Place Name NSW
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 2019-03-28 - 2023-06-15
Datum GDA94 / NSW Lambert
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Attribution NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2023"
Groups Department of Planning and Environment—Water