Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760:reg:29:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 29 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 610021–612287

June 2019
(1) There is no loss of, or degradation in, the following:
(a) flow regimes which include relevant flow components set out in paragraph 8.51(1)(b);
(b)  hydrologic connectivity between the river and floodplain and between hydrologically connected valleys;
(c) river, floodplain and wetland types including the condition of priority environmental assets and priority ecosystem functions;
           Note: See section 1.07 for the meaning of the terms priority environmental asset and priority ecosystem function.
     (d) condition of the Coorong and Lower Lakes ecosystems and Murray Mouth opening regime;
     (e) condition, diversity, extent and contiguousness of native water‑dependent vegetation;
     (f) recruitment and populations of native, water‑dependent species including vegetation, birds, fish and macroinvertebrates.
Longer term targets from 1 July 2019
(2) There are improvements in the following:
(a) flow regimes which include relevant flow components set out in paragraph 8.51(1)(b);
            Note:  The improvements in flow regimes will be measured by progress towards natural flow regimes, having regard to the Basin‑wide environmental watering strategy.
(b) hydrologic connectivity between the river and floodplain and between hydrologically connected valleys;
(c) river, floodplain and wetland types including the condition of priority environmental assets and priority ecosystem functions;
(d) condition of the Coorong and Lower Lakes ecosystems and Murray Mouth opening regime;
(e) condition, diversity, extent and contiguousness of native water‑dependent vegetation;
(f) recruitment and populations of native water‑dependent species, including vegetation, birds, fish and macroinvertebrates;
(g) the community structure of water‑dependent ecosystems.

        Schedule 8—Criteria for identifying an environmental asset
Note: See section 8.49.

Item                                                                                                                                                                                        Criteria
Criterion 1: The water‑dependent ecosystem is formally recognised in international agreements or, with environmental watering, is capable of supporting species listed in those agreements