Whitsunday catchment
Map of the Whitsunday catchment
- Current status of planning activities
- Water resource plan
- Resource operations plan
- Resource operations plan CD
- Map of the Whitsunday catchment
- Contact details
Current status of planning activities
| Water resource plan (WRP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Intention to prepare draft WRP announced | Draft WRP released | Final WRP approved |
| 20-03-06 | 05-09-08 | 25-02-10 |
| Resource operations plan (ROP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Intention to prepare draft ROP announced | Draft ROP released | Final ROP approved |
| 05-09-08 | 17-11-10 | 08-12-11 |
Water resource plan
The Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010 (PDF)* (listed under the Water Act 2000) was released in February 2010, following consideration of submissions on the draft plan. Explanatory notes (PDF)* accompany the plan.
Resource operations plan
The Whitsunday Resource Operations Plan (PDF, 2.4M)* was finalised on 8 December 2011 after an extensive community consultation and review process following the release of the draft plan (PDF, 2.2M)* in November 2010.
Explanatory Notes (PDF, 435K)* accompany the plan.
A decision to defer finalising particular aspects of the ROP
A notice (PDF, 250K)* was published on 17 November 2011 explaining the decision to defer finalising particular provisions about unsupplemented water in the Andromache and O’Connell river catchments in preparing the final Whitsunday Resource Operations Plan.
The deferred provisions are:
- the conversion of existing water entitlements on the O’Connell River and Andromache River to tradeable water allocations, separate from land titles, and associated rules for water trading
- the amendment of existing water entitlements on the tributaries of the O’Connell and Andromache rivers to state volumetric limits rather than area-based limits
- the establishment of water sharing rules for all water entitlements along the O’Connell and Andromache rivers and their tributaries.
The deferral provides additional time for the department to work with stakeholders to resolve the matters relating to the deferred provisions. In the meantime, water users who are affected by the deferred provisions can continue to take water in accordance with their entitlement terms and conditions, and any requirements under the Water Act 2000.
Community Consultation
A consultation report (PDF, 463K)* released in December 2011, summarises the issues raised during the consultation process and how they have been dealt with in finalising the resource operations plan.
Resource operations plan CD
A CD containing the following documents is available:
- final resource operations plan
- explanatory notes
- consultation report
- deferral notice
You can order a CD using the CD order form.
Map of the Whitsunday catchment
A map of the Whitsunday water resource plan area (PDF, 144K)* is available for download. The plan area includes the Proserpine, O’Connell and Andromache rivers and Thompson Creek subcatchments.
Contact details
If you have any problems downloading any of these documents, or you would like a CD of the Whitsunday Draft Resource Operations Plan or more information about the Whitsunday water planning activities, please contact:
Department of Environment and Resource Management
Mackay Office
22–30 Wood Street
MACKAY QLD 4740
Phone: (07) 4967 0818
Fax: (07) 4957 4005
Email: Whitsunday WRP Coordinator
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Last updated 12 December 2011