Broken GMA

Broken Groundwater Management Area

The Broken Groundwater Management Area (GMA) is located upstream of Lake Nillahcootie.

The Broken GMA extends from the Victorian Alps to just south of the Murray River. It includes the Broken River and Broken Creek catchments.

Major rural centres within the boundary include Benalla, Dookie and Tungamah.

Facts and Stats

Area: 4,400km2
PCV: 3,732 ML
Allocations: 100%

Groundwater Management

The Broken GMA Local Management Plan (the Plan) was developed by Goulburn-Murray Water in consultation groundwater users and key stakeholder agencies.

The Plan aims to provide the local community, and in particular licensed groundwater users, with information about the groundwater system and rules describing how the resource is managed.

Resources

Annual Summaries

Contacts

For further information or to obtain technical material relied upon for management arrangements, please contact the Groundwater and Streams section at GMW on 1800 013 357.