Updated Water Sharing Plans spatial datasets now available

We’re pleased to share updated versions of the following Water Sharing Plans spatial datasets, now available on the SEED Open Data Portal:

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We’re pleased to share updated versions of the following Water Sharing Plans spatial datasets, now available on the SEED Open Data Portal:

These updates align with the commencement of remade water sharing plans under the Water Management Act 2000, following periodic review and replacement of plans.

What’s been updated

Both datasets have been updated to reflect the latest water sharing plans for inland NSW water sources, including:

  • Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated River Water Sources 2026
  • Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie/Wambuul Bogan Unregulated Rivers Water Sources 2026
  • Water Sharing Plan for the Namoi and Peel Unregulated Rivers Water Sources 2026

For the Prescribed Wetlands dataset, updates also reflect wetlands identified and protected under these plans.

What’s included

For both Open Data assets (i) Prescribed Wetlands and (ii) Unregulated River Water Sources, each dataset includes:

  • Current geodatabase representing the full suite of water sharing plans, including the newly commenced plans
  • Historical geodatabase for comparison and change tracking
  • Spatial services (WMS, WFS and Feature Service) for integration into mapping platforms
  • Supporting metadata and documentation

Why this matters

These datasets support consistent and transparent access to spatial representations of water sharing plan boundaries and rules. They can be used to support planning, analysis and integration into GIS and mapping systems.

These datasets complement the notified plans available on the NSW legislation website. In-force water sharing plans remain the legally binding instruments.

We invite you to contribute to this forum!

We’d love to hear your thoughts on how these resources could support your work or research. Click Reply below to share your feedback, comments, and questions, and help shape better water management strategies for NSW by engaging with this SEED forum and dataset.

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Water Sharing Plans-Unregulated River Water Sources-Spatial Dataset

Overview

This dataset contains best endeavours aggregation and depiction of unregulated river water sources derived from In Force Water Sharing Plans (WSP) for unregulated systems. Water sharing plans are legally binding plans made under the Water Management Act 2000.    PLEASE NOTE: In the case of any discrepancy between this digital dataset and the published Water Sharing Plan (accessible on the www.legislation.nsw.gov.au site) the instrument as made by the Minister remains the authoritative source and should be used to both interpret the intent of the Plan and in subsequent decision making. Bes...
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This dataset contains best endeavours aggregation and depiction of unregulated river water sources derived from In Force Water Sharing Plans (WSP) for unregulated systems. Water sharing plans are legally binding plans made under the Water Management Act 2000.    PLEASE NOTE: In the case of any discrepancy between this digital dataset and the published Water Sharing Plan (accessible on the www.legislation.nsw.gov.au site) the instrument as made by the Minister remains the authoritative source and should be used to both interpret the intent of the Plan and in subsequent decision making. Best endeavours have been made in collating relevant Water Sharing Plan boundary and attribution contained in this dataset. However, no warranty is provided as to the accuracy or currency of this representation.   The department does not warrant and is not liable for the use of this material as per the licensed sharing conditions CC-BY 4.0. ----------------------------------- Note: If you would like to ask a question, make any suggestions, or tell us how you are using this dataset, please visit the [NSW Water Hub which has an online forum](https://water-hub.seed.nsw.gov.au/thread/search) you can join.
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Water Sharing Plans-Unregulated River Water Sources-Spatial Dataset
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