WSP Prescribed Wetlands for Unregulated River Water Sharing Plans in Inland NSW

Wetlands identified by the NSW government in 2023 and refined in 2025 as significant for water supply and trade rules under inland unregulated water sharing plans. The dataset includes wetlands recognized under the Ramsar Convention, listed in the Directory of Important Wetlands of Australia, or protected under prior plans. It is published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Map wetlands protected from new water supply works based on WSP rules mentioned in the description.
• Identify significant wetlands for conservation planning based on criteria like Ramsar listing or persistence for 3-4 months.
• Support regulatory compliance and decision-making for water trading in inland NSW river catchments.
• Complement PDF map references for individual water sharing plans available on the DCCEEW website.

Strengths

• Based on a method developed by the NSW government and refined in 2025, providing a defined selection process.
• Includes wetlands with formal recognitions such as Ramsar or DIWA listings.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY 4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• The method is not intended to identify all wetlands in a catchment, so coverage is selective.
• 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

Wetlands identified through a government method developed in 2023 and refined in 2025, considering prior assessments and water body persistence.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 04:22:50.779095; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Inland New South Wales, Australia, for unregulated river water sharing plans.