Lachlan region

About the region

The Lachlan region lies west of the Great Dividing Range in central NSW, extending across 90,000 km² from the Great Dividing Range near Gunning in the east to the junction of the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers near Oxley in the west.

The region is the traditional lands of the Barkandji, Nari Nari, Ngiyampaa, Wiradjuri and Yita Yita Nations.

Belubula Regulated River Water Sources 2012

Status: In force (with two year extension)
Commencement date: October 2012
Cease date: June 2025

Read: Belubula Regulated River Water Sources 2012

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
N/A	Rule summary sheet Background document (2013) Changes to the Belubula Regulated River Water Sharing Plan (December 2022) Compliance with water management principles (December 2022) Changes to the Belubula Regulated River Water Sharing Plan (August 2023) Compliance with water management principles (August 2023)	N/A

Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020

Status: In force
Commencement date: July 2020
Cease date: June 2030

Read: Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP048_V1) Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE014_V1)	Rule summary sheets	Lower Lachlan Groundwater Sources 2003 Status: Replaced Lachlan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources) Archived background document (2016)

Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2016

Status: In force
Commencement date: July 2016
Cease date: June 2026

Read: Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2016

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
N/A	Changes to the Lachlan Regulated River Water Sharing Plan (December 2022) Compliance with water management principles (December 2022) Changes to the Lachlan Regulated River Water Sharing Plan (August 2023) Compliance with water management principles (August 2023)	N/A

Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012

Status: In force (with two year extension)
Commencement date: September 2012
Cease date: June 2025

Read: Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012 – Plan map (WSP024_V3)	Rule summary sheets Background document (2012) Changes to the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sharing Plan (December 2022) Compliance with water management principles (December 2022)	Lachlan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources)

NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020

Status: In force
Commencement date: July 2020
Cease date: June 2030

Read: NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020

This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details.

Maps	Supporting documentation	Prior water sharing plan status
Murray Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP012_V3) Murray Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE024_V3)	Rule summary sheets Compliance with Water Management Principles (December 2021) Compliance with Water Management Principles (May 2022)	NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: ReplacedArchived background document (2012)