Namoi region

About the region

The Namoi region bounded by the Great Dividing Range in the east, the Liverpool Ranges and Warrumbungle Ranges in the south, and the Nandewar Ranges and Mount Kaputar to the north. It covers an area of over 43,000 km².

The region is the traditional lands of the Gomeroi/Kamilaroi Nation.

The water sharing plans that apply to the surface water and groundwater resources of the Namoi region are listed below.

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Water Sharing Plan (WSP)	Supporting documentation	Commence date	Cease date	Prior Water Sharing Plan and status
Namoi Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force Namoi Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP050_V1) Namoi Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (GDE17_V1)	Rule summary sheets	July, 2020	June, 2030	Upper and Lower Namoi Groundwater Sources 2019 Status: Replaced Archived background document: N/A Namoi Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 Status: Amended (to remove alluvial water sources) Archived Background Document (2012) Peel Valley Regulated, Unregulated, Alluvium and Fractured Rock Water Sources 2010 Status: Amended (to remove groundwater and unregulated river water sources) Archived Background Document (2010)
Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources 2016 Status: In force	N/A	July, 2016	June, 2026	This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details.
Peel Regulated River Water Source 2022 Status: In force	Changes to the Peel Water Sharing Plan fact sheet (July 2022) Compliance with Water Management Principles (July 2022) Status of NRC Review Recommendations (July 2022)	July, 2022	June, 2032	Peel Valley Regulated, Unregulated, Alluvium and Fractured Rock Water Sources 2010 Status: Amended (to remove groundwater and unregulated river water sources) Peel Regulated River Water Source 2010 Status: Replaced Archived rule summary sheets Archived Changes to the Peel Water Sharing Plan fact sheet
Namoi and Peel Unregulated Rivers Water Sources 2012 Status: In force (with two year extension) Namoi and Peel Unregulated Rivers Water Sources 2012 – Plan Map (WSP021_V4)	Rule summary sheets - Peel Rule summary sheets - Namoi Background document (2012) - Namoi Background document (2010) - Peel Valley	October, 2012	June, 2025	This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details. Peel Valley Regulated, Unregulated, Alluvium and Fractured Rock Water Sources 2010 Status: Amended (to remove groundwater and unregulated river water sources)
NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force 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)	July, 2020	June, 2030	This plan has been amended since it commenced. See the NSW Legislation site for details. NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived Background Document (2011)
NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force Murray Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP013_V2) Murray Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE023_V1)	Rule summary sheets	July, 2020	June, 2030	NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived Background Document (2012)
NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP014_V3) NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE022_V1)	Rule summary sheets	July, 2020	June, 2030	NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2011 Status: Replaced Archived Background Document (2011)
NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 Status: In force NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 – Plan map (WSP040_V2) NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 – GDE map (GDE025_V1)	Rule summary sheets Background document (2020)	July, 2020	June, 2030	NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2008 Status: Replaced Archived Background Document (2009)