Murrumbidgee Water Basin Annual Permitted Take Model Data

Australian water management data for the Murrumbidgee region concerning annual permitted take (APT). The dataset supports the Murray-Darling Basin Plan's sustainable diversion limits (SDLs) and has been enforced since July 2019. It is provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Use Cases

• Track compliance with sustainable diversion limits based on the cumulative difference from the 2019–20 water year.
• Model annual water allocation 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).

Strengths

• Data is tied to a legally enforced framework (APT enforced since July 2019).
• Model is configured using specific estimates like irrigated crop area and entitlement holder patterns.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Modelled data from water resource plans developed under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007.

Time Range

Reference period 1895–2009; enforcement from July 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 21:05:00.499196; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Murrumbidgee region within the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia.