Annual Permitted Water Take for the Barwon-Darling Basin, 2019-Present

Annual permitted take (APT) data for the Barwon-Darling region, enforced since July 2019. The dataset is a critical component of sustainable resource management under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, balancing water resource use with ecosystem preservation. It is provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Use Cases

• Modeling sustainable water diversion limits based on annual permitted take calculations.
• Tracking compliance with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan based on cumulative difference from water year 2019–20.
• Analyzing water allocation trends based on estimates of irrigated crop area and planting decisions.
• Simulating water availability scenarios based on climatic conditions and river management infrastructure.

Strengths

• Enforced since July 2019, providing a multi-year compliance record.
• Calculated using a model configured with estimates of irrigated crop area, water entitlement patterns, and storage operations.
• Data is provided by a government environmental department.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last updated metadata indicates a future date (2026-05-12).

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Modeled data derived from water resource plans and APT calculation methods.

Time Range

From July 2019 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 19:19:46.166801

Geography

Barwon-Darling region, part of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia.