Unregulated River Water Sources from NSW Water Sharing Plans

Spatial boundaries and attributes for unregulated river water sources under legally binding Water Sharing Plans in New South Wales. The dataset is an aggregation derived from In Force plans made under the Water Management Act 2000, provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. The authoritative source for legal interpretation remains the official legislation.

Use Cases

• Mapping water resource boundaries based on legal water sharing plan extents.
• Analyzing water allocation zones for unregulated river systems.
• Supporting regulatory compliance and decision-making with spatial plan data.
• Integrating legal water source boundaries into environmental impact assessments.

Strengths

• Derived from legally binding Water Sharing Plans under the Water Management Act 2000.
• Provided by a government department (NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (PDF, ZIP, ESRI REST, WMS).

Limitations

• The dataset is a 'best endeavours' aggregation with no warranty as to its accuracy or currency.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Best endeavours aggregation and depiction from In Force Water Sharing Plans.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 07:16:38.786217

Geography

New South Wales, Australia