Sentences with phrase «environmental water holders»

We are very grateful for the expertise, advice, feedback and support provided by our delivery partners, environmental water holders, members of the scientific community, regional advisory groups who invite us to participate in their processes, and the many landowners who work with us to plan, manage and monitor the use of environmental water in the Basin.

During 2016/17, environmental water holders were presented with an unexpected challenge, as many lowland rivers in the southern and central regions of the Murray - Darling Basin were subject to low oxygen conditions following widespread natural flooding.

The modified flow at Weir 32 is a great example of what can be achieved when river operators, fish ecologists, and environmental water holders come together.

Just like irrigators, environmental water holders and manager plan for the likelihood of reduced water allocations by deliberately using carry over (where it is available) from the previous water year, to support the environment during a forecast dry year.

Under a Partnership Agreement between the Commonwealth and Victorian Environmental Water Holders, a five year environmental watering schedule (July 2014 - June 2019) has committed the use of up to 6,990 ML per annum of Commonwealth environmental water in the Campaspe River (plus any additional water as it becomes available during this period, including carryover).

Under a Partnership Agreement between the Commonwealth and Victorian Environmental Water Holders, a five year environmental watering schedule (July 2014 - June 2019) committed the use of up to 6,913 ML per annum of Commonwealth environmental water in the Campaspe River.

Under a Partnership Agreement between the Commonwealth and Victorian Environmental Water Holders, a five year environmental watering schedule (July 2014 - June 2019) has committed the use of up to 70 ML per annum of Commonwealth environmental water in the Ovens River.

Under a Partnership Agreement between the Commonwealth and Victorian Environmental Water Holders, a five year environmental watering schedule (July 2014 — June 2019) has committed the use of up to 3,883 ML per annum of Commonwealth environmental water in the Loddon River (plus any additional water as it becomes available during this period, including carryover).

Under a Partnership Agreement between the Commonwealth and Victorian Environmental Water Holders, a five year environmental watering schedule (July 2014 — June 2019) has committed the use of up to 3,883 ML per annum of Commonwealth environmental water in the Loddon River.

Under a Partnership Agreement between the Commonwealth and Victorian Environmental Water Holders, a five year environmental watering schedule (July 2014 - June 2019) has committed the use of up to 120 ML per annum of Commonwealth environmental water in the Ovens River (plus any additional water as it becomes available during this period).

«We then collaborate with environmental water holders and communities to deliver the water required to sustain these critical ecosystems.

As shown in Figure 1 on the following page, the amount of held and discretionary environmental water delivered in the Basin by environmental water holders since 2005 — 06 has continued to increase over the past few years.

In 2012 — 13, environmental water holders and managers have sought to build on the Basin's positive ecological response to wet conditions over the past two years.

This underscores the importance of cooperation between environmental water holders, river managers and the community.

This is one of the reasons why environmental water holders welcome opportunities to further improve the integration of land and water management activities.

Environmental water holders are supporting the integration of land and water management to improve environmental outcomes for both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Environmental water holders and managers will continue to draw on local knowledge — including through existing bodies established by Basin states — to ensure the successful delivery of environmental water under the Basin Plan.

By protecting and restoring rivers, wetlands and floodplains within the Basin, environmental water holders and managers also help maintain strong communities and a productive economy.

This will enable environmental water holders and managers to respond to new knowledge gained through local input as well as new scientific research and other sources of information.

For example, in 2011 — 12 the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage provided over 60 gigalitres (GL) to a number of waterways within the Edward — Wakool system.

This is a summary of the efforts of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder in protecting and restoring the Victorian Rivers region.

In its first such arrangement with a non-government organisation, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has signed an agreement with Nature Foundation SA Inc. to manage up to 50 GL of Commonwealth environmental water over five years to support wetland and floodplain rehabilitation in the lower River Murray.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is selling annual allocations; it is not selling permanent entitlements.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder today announced up to 10 gigalitres of water allocation will be available for sale in the Gwydir valley.

Both NSW (through the NSW Riverbank program) and the Victorian Environmental Water Holder have traded allocations in the past.

One example involves the delivery of 0.85 GL of environmental water by the Victorian Environmental Water Holder to a wetland adjacent to the Murray Sunset National Park in 2013, filling it for the first time since 1993.

For more information, please see the 2017 - 18 summary of the outcomes of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder's management of Commonwealth environmental water in the Namoi River Valley.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder makes water available for delivery by State environmental water holders and managers, non-Government organisations, their local delivery partners and river operators.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has completed 16 trades, resulting in the sale of 10 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water in the Gwydir for a return of $ 3.217 million for the Murray Darling environment.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has completed two (2) trades, resulting in the sale of 6,700 megalitres (ML) of Commonwealth environmental water in the Gwydir for a return of $ 2,878,400 for the Murray Darling environment.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder oversees the management and use of a large portfolio of water for the benefit of the environment.

In Victoria, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder makes water available for delivery by the Victorian Environmental Water Holder and the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, in consultation with Goulburn Murray Water — the local river operator.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder will use the proceeds of the sale to purchase water at another time, within either the Gwydir or elsewhere in the Murray - Darling Basin, which will provide greater environmental benefit.

Between July 2012 and June 2013, over 1000 GL held by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (770 GL) and The Living Murray program (289 GL)-- including return flows from the Victorian rivers — is expected to have been delivered.

Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Murray - Darling Basin Authority, New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and Victorian Environmental Water Holder, 2013

Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, David Papps, said the trade in the Goulburn followed detailed consideration of the environmental conditions locally and across the Murray - Darling Basin, as well as implications for irrigators and their communities.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder will use the proceeds of sale in the interests of maximising the environmental outcomes in the Murray Darling Basin.

This coordinated effort enables the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder to manage water in the national interest by improving the connectivity between the highly variable natural systems of the Murray - Darling Basin's rivers, floodplains and wetlands.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has completed 7 trades, resulting in the sale of 340 megalitres (ML) of Commonwealth environmental water in the Peel for a return of $ 32,580 for the Murray Darling environment.

This is a summary of the efforts of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder in protecting and restoring the Lachlan River Valley.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is selling a small portion of its annual allocations; it is not selling permanent water entitlements.

To date, the largest environmental water holder in the Basin (the Commonwealth) has used a higher proportion of the water available to it over its four years of operations than the average of other water users.

Consultation on the 2017 — 18 plan has occurred with South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (including the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resource Management Board), New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, Victorian Environmental Water Holder, Victorian Catchment Management Authorities, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, Water New South Wales, the Murray — Darling Basin Authority, the Murray - Darling Wetlands Working Group, Nature Foundation South Australia, Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, Renmark Irrigation Trust, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups and individuals.

Like other state and federal water management agencies, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must consider these targets when making decisions about using water.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is responsible for managing environmental water that has been acquired by the Australian Government.

This is a summary of the efforts of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder in protecting and restoring the Mid-Murray region.

This is a summary of the efforts of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, working in partnership with the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources in protecting and restoring the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder closely monitors the latest information on blue - green algal blooms and is prepared to respond should practical interventions using environmental water be identified.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is investigating whether there are opportunities to use the limited volumes of environmental water available to provide refuge habitat for aquatic species (particularly if the decay of the algal bloom leads to low oxygen levels in the waterways).

This is consistent with the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder's obligations under the Basin Plan.