Western Davenport Water Allocation Plan

The minister has declared the Western Davenport Water Allocation Plan 2021-2022 to replace the 2018-2021 water allocation plan which expired on 6 December 2021.

The new 2021-22 plan ensures continuity of water management and regulatory arrangements in the Western Davenport Water Control District, while a full review of the current plan is completed and a new plan is prepared by December 2022.

The objectives of the 2021-22 plan are unchanged from the previous plan. Management arrangements established by the 2018-2021 plan, such as the estimated sustainable yield and thresholds of change, have also been carried through into the 2021-2022 plan.

The limited changes made in this new plan relate to ensuring compliance with legislative amendments to the Water Act 1992 since the previous plan was declared in 2018. The information paper, Summary of changes to the Western Davenport Water Allocation Plan 2018-2021 to declare the Western Davenport Water Allocation Plan 2021-2022, outlines the changes that have been made between the old and new plans and the reasons for those changes.

A full review of the water allocation plan is now in progress and a revised 10-year plan will be prepared by December 2022.

The plan manages the surface and groundwater resources within the Western Davenport Water Control District.

Water management arrangements focus on meeting the values of all water users. A principal objective of the plan is to maintain groundwater levels for the requirements of water dependent ecosystems.

There are no annual announced allocations for water extraction licences in the plan area.

For more information about how the community is engaged in the water allocation planning process, refer to the Western Davenport and Ti Tree Water Advisory Committee.