• Our Water Our Future (2004)
• Next Stage of the Plan (2007)
• Desalination Plant
• Irrigation Renewal
• Expansion of the Water Grid
• Increasing Recycling
• Water Conservation
• Sustainable Water Strategies
  • Northern Region SWS
  • Central Region SWS
  • Western Region SWS
  • Gippsland Region SWS
• Victorian Water Trust

Copy of Draft Strategy

Draft Strategy

The Draft Strategy for public comment was released 10 October 2008.

The Strategy aims to make sure we’re getting the most out of our available water resources and give individuals more choice and flexibility in how they manage their own water supplies now and in the future.

Fact Sheets:	Fact Sheet 1: Having your say (PDF~152kb)Fact Sheet 2: What are we planning for? (PDF~177kb)Fact Sheet 3: What are we proposing? (PDF~144kb)Fact Sheet 4: Sharing the River Murray (PDF~147kb)Fact Sheet 5: Protecting the environment (PDF~184kb)Fact Sheet 6: More choice for water users (PDF~150kb)Fact Sheet 7: Groundwater and upper catchment water users (PDF~173kb)

Executive Summary:	Executive Summary (PDF~653kb)
Chapter 1:	What is a sustainable water strategy?(PDF~441kb)
Chapter 2:	Water resources and management in the Northern Region (PDF~2.6mb)
Chapter 3:	Pressures, risks and forecasting water availability - Part A (PDF~1.3mb)Pressures, risks and forecasting water availability - Part B (PDF~2.8mb)
Chapter 4:	Developing and assessing options (PDF~384kb)
Chapter 5:	Managing risk and uncertainty (PDF~2.1mb)
Chapter 6:	Moving water between uses (PDF~629kb)
Chapter 7:	Maximising opportunities from water use (PDF~950kb)
Chapter 8:	Clarifying rights to water (PDF~1.9mb)
Chapter 9:	Planning for implementation of the Strategy(PDF~193kb)
Chapter 10:	Having your say (PDF~199kb)
Appendices:	Regional consultation (PDF~125kb)Independent panel report on public submissions to the Discussion Paper (PDF~142kb)Availability of surface and groundwater (PDF~130kb)Environmental entitlements and flow components in the Northern Region (PDF~131kb)Hydrological modelling assumption (PDF~80kb)Water 'surplus' or 'deficit' for urban communities (PDF~122kb)Results of the option assessment framework (PDF~216kb)Process to change the environmental objectives if necessary (PDF~77kb)Summary of hydrological impacts of enlarging Lake Buffalo (PDF~128kb)
Glossary:	Glossary (PDF~116kb)
End notes:	End notes (PDF~85kb)

If you would like a hard copy of this document, call 136186 or email customer.service@dse.vic.gov.au.