Status of planning activities
The following tables outline the current status of water resource planning activities.
Stage 1—Water resource plans
| Plan area | Preparation announced | Draft plan released | Final plan approved | Amendment activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baffle | 25 Oct 2006 | 18 Mar 2010 | 4 Nov 2010 | WRP includes overland flow |
| Barron | N/A | 20 Dec 2001 | 19 Dec 2002 | WRP to review provisions for managing unsupplemented and subartesian water in the upper Barron – released 27 November 2009 |
| Border Rivers | N/A | 8 July 2002 | 4 Dec 2003 | WRP to include supplementary water allocations with NSW – final WRP approved 14 June 2007 |
| Boyne | 24 Apr 1999 | 23 May 2000 | 14 Dec 2000 | |
| Burdekin | 17 Jan 2002 | 3 Aug 2006 | 2 Aug 2007 | |
| Burnett | N/A | 26 June 2000 | 14 Dec 2000 | Review underway WRP to include groundwater approved 30 Nov 2007 |
| Calliope | 4 Mar 2004 | 5 Aug 2006 | 15 Dec 2006 | |
| Condamine-Balonne | N/A | 3 Dec 2003 | 5 Aug 2004 | WRP to address groundwater management in Central Condamine Alluvium area |
| Cooper Creek | N/A | 18 Oct 2010 | 10 Nov 2011 | The WRP released on 7 Feb 2000 has been replaced by the current WRP generation 2 plan |
| Fitzroy | N/A | 3 Sep 1998 | 23 Dec 1999 | WRP review and replacement – draft WRP released 14 Dec 2010 |
| Georgina-Diamantina | 21 Nov 2001 | 3 Nov 2003 | 5 Aug 2004 | |
| Gold Coast | 1 Oct 2005 | 10 July 2006 | 15 Dec 2006 | |
| Great Artesian Basin | 5 Apr 2005 | 26 Aug 2005 | 31 Mar 2006 | |
| Gulf | 6 June 2003 | 26 Oct 2006 | 1 Nov 2007 | |
| Logan | 21 Nov 2001 | 6 July 2006 | 2 Mar 2007 | WRP to include certain water in the southern Moreton Bay islands area |
| Mary | 20 May 2002 | 18 Nov 2005 | 28 July 2006 | |
| Mitchell | 24 Feb 1999 | 26 Oct 2006 | 1 Nov 2007 | |
| Moonie | 19 Nov 1998 | 8 July 2002 | 4 Dec 2003 | |
| Moreton | 21 May 2005 | 10 July 2006 | 16 Mar 2007 | |
| Pioneer | N/A | 18 Dec 2001 | 19 Dec 2002 | WRP to include groundwater approved 8 October 2009 |
| Warrego/Paroo/Bulloo/Nebine | 19 Nov 1998 | 8 July 2002 | 4 Dec 2003 | |
| Wet Tropics | 26 Feb 2010 | |||
| Whitsunday | 20 Mar 2006 | 5 Sep 2008 | 25 Feb 2010 |
Stage 2—Resource operations plans
| Plan area | Preparation announced | Draft plan released | Final plan approved | Amendment activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baffle Creek | 18 Mar 2010 | 15 June 2011 | 1 Dec 2011 | |
| Barron | 29 Jan 2003 | 2 Aug 2004 | 16 Jun 2005 | ROP amendment approved 6 October 2011 |
| Border Rivers | 8 July 2002 | 8 Jan 2007 | 14 Mar 08 | Final ROP amendment approved on 26 May 2011 |
| Boyne | 24 Mar 2001 | 8 Dec 2001 | 24 July 2003 | ROP to include details of water licences through Chapter 7 – final ROP approved 20 July 2006 |
| Burdekin | 3 Aug 2006 | 24 Oct 2008 | 11 Dec 2009 | |
| Burnett | 20 Feb 2002 | 2 Dec 2002 | 29 May 2003 | Draft ROP to include water harvesting and the Barker/Barambah, Boyne catchments and coastal Burnett groundwater management area released 29 November 2010 |
| Calliope | 5 Aug 2006 | 29 May 2007 | 2 May 08 | |
| Condamine and Balonne | 3 Dec 2003 | 27 July 2007 | 12 Dec 2008 (upper and middle catchments) | ROP amendment to include Lower Balonne approved 26 Mar 2010. Draft ROP amendment released 21 Feb 2011 |
| Cooper Creek | 18 Oct 2010 | |||
| Fitzroy | 23 Nov 2000 | 2 Dec 2002 | 9 Jan 2004 | ROP amendment revision 3 released on 6 October 2011 |
| Georgina-Diamantina | 3 Nov 2003 | 5 Sep 05 | 13 July 2006 | |
| Gold Coast | 10 July 2006 | 13 Jan 2009 | 4 Dec 2009 | ROP amendment to provide changes to the operational rules of the raised Hinze Dam approved 28 Oct 2010 |
| Great Artesian Basin | 26 Aug 2005 | 22 July 2006 | 23 Feb 2007 | |
| Gulf | 3 Nov 2006 | 24 Oct 2008 | 25 June 2010 | |
| Logan | 6 July 2006 | 17 Dec 2008 | 4 Dec 2009 | Draft ROP amendment released 2 Nov 2011 to include Wyaralong Dam |
| Mary | 18 Nov 2005 | 31 Aug 2010 | 2 Sep 2011 | |
| Mitchell | 3 Nov 2006 | 24 Oct 2008 | 27 Nov 2009 | |
| Moonie | 8 July 2002 | 4 Feb 2005 | 20 Jan 2006 | |
| Moreton | 10 July 2006 | 13 Jan 2009 | 4 Dec 2009 | |
| Pioneer | 29 Jan 2003 | 2 Aug 2004 | 16 Jun 2005 | Final ROP amendment approved 28 June 2007. Second ROP amendment underway |
| Warrego/Paroo/Bulloo/Nebine | 8 July 2002 | 4 Feb 2005 | 20 Jan 2006 | |
| Whitsunday | 5 Sep 2008 | 17 Nov 2010 |
Last updated 2 December 2011