News and Updates
The Draft Lower Ovens GMA Local Management Plan is now available here!
Customers and the community are invited to comment on the draft plan. Please submit your comments by 1 June 2012 to:
Groundwater & Unregulated Systems Unit Goulburn-Murray Water
If you have any questions about the draft plan please contact either Matthew Pethybridge on (03) 5826 3702 or Faye Williamson on (03) 5826 3649.
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Lower Ovens Groundwater Management Area
The Lower Ovens Groundwater Management Area (GMA) covers the Ovens Catchment downstream of Myrtleford. This includes the upper reaches of the King and Buffalo rivers and extends north along the floodplain toward the River Murray.
Lower Ovens Groundwater Management Area map (Click image to download PDF)
Management Plan
The Draft Lower Ovens GMA Local Management Plan was released on 4 May 2012. The Plan aims to ensure that the local groundwater resources are managed in an equitable and sustainable manner. The Plan also takes into account the connectivity between groundwater and surface water resources and the benefit that groundwater provides to rural and urban communities during times of water shortage.
The management plan details rules for trading entitlement, the establishment of trigger levels and the possible introduction of carryover.
Download the Draft Lower Ovens GMA Local Management Plan [1.25 MB]
Download the technical summary report for the Lower Ovens Groundwater Management Area [402 KB]
Resources and Reports
Ovens Valley Water Resource Appraisal - Stage A
- Conceptual Model
- Numerical Model
Ovens Valley Water Resource Appraisal - Stage B
Ovens Valley Water Resource Appraisal - Stage C
- Management scenario modelling
For copies of the above related files please contact Matthew Pethybridge on (03) 5826 3702 or Faye Williamson on (03) 5826 3649.