Growing water needs in the Georgina and Diamantina water plan area

The Minister’s performance assessment report (PDF, 1MB) identified changing needs that must be addressed.

We are reviewing how sharing water is balanced between all water interests, including the environment, cultural and downstream users.

We need to balance growing demand for water to use in urban development, agriculture, cultural activities and in the critical minerals industries with the known impacts of those industries and all the other identified interests and values. The whole Georgina and Diamantina water plan area must be considered as a system.

The water plan review will use technical assessments to consider:

• existing water entitlement holders
• cultural values
• the environment
• consistency with the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Act 2001.