Water Modelling-Modelled Data-Annual Permitted Take (APT)-Paterson

Annual Permitted Take (APT) data for the Paterson region, managed by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. The dataset contains modelled data used to calculate the maximum annual water take for consumptive purposes, enforced since July 2019, to ensure compliance with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan's sustainable diversion limits. It is part of water resource plans developed by Basin states under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007.

Use Cases

• Track compliance with sustainable diversion limits based on modelled annual permitted take.
• Analyze water resource utilization patterns based on estimates of irrigated crop area and planting decisions.
• Model water availability scenarios based on climatic conditions and infrastructure estimates.
• Monitor cumulative water take differences for public registers based on annual APT calculations.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly tied to a legal enforcement framework (enforced since July 2019).
• Model configuration includes specific estimates like irrigated crop area and storage operations.

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/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, infrastructure, and agricultural conditions.

Time Range

Reference period 1895–2009; enforcement from July 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 19:35:06.560408; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Paterson region, likely within the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia.