Annual Permitted Water Take for the Belubula River Basin

Annual permitted take (APT) data for the Belubula region, a mechanism for sustainable water management under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The dataset is provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and was last updated on 2026-05-12. APT models calculate the maximum permitted water extraction each year based on water availability, climatic conditions, and infrastructure.

Use Cases

• Track compliance with sustainable diversion limits (SDLs) based on the annual permitted take calculation method.
• Model water availability scenarios based on described factors like irrigated crop area and storage operations.
• Analyze long-term water resource utilization trends using the Basin Plan reference period (1895–2009).
• Maintain a public register of water take by comparing annual APT calculations to actual consumption.

Strengths

• Enforces a critical regulatory mechanism for sustainable water management under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007.
• Models are configured with specific estimates, including irrigated crop area and water entitlement holders' patterns.
• Data is provided by a government authority (NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Modelled data generated by APT models configured with estimates of river management and development conditions.

Time Range

Enforced since July 2019; models use a reference period from 1895 to 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 20:39:36.875643; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Belubula river basin, part of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia.