Introduction

The legislation and policy that forms the framework for water planning in South Australia are:

National

• Intergovernmental Agreement of a National Water Initiative (NWI)
• Water Resources plan requirements in the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Plan
• Protocol for referral of Project Applications for Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mine Development (PDF or Word)

State

• Natural Resources Management Act 2004 and associated regulations
• South Australian Strategic Plan
• State Natural Resources Management Plan

Regional

• Regional Natural Resources Management Plans
• Regional Water Allocation Plans