House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Water Allocation Plans WATER ALLOCATION PLANS In reply to Mr BROCK House of Assembly Frome WATER ALLOCATION PLANS In reply to Mr BROCK (Frome) (20 February 2013). The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly Mawson Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport WATER ALLOCATION PLANS The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport): The Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation has received this advice: As at 28 February 2013, there are 20 water allocation plans which have been finalised and implemented. These are listed below according to the Natural Resources Management (NRM) Region in which they are located: Within the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Region, there are water allocation plans for the: 1.	Barossa Prescribed Water Resources Area; 2.	McLaren Vale Prescribed Wells Area; and 3.	Northern Adelaide Plains Prescribed Wells Area. Within the Eyre Peninsula NRM Region, there are water allocation plans for the: 4.	Musgrave Prescribed Wells Area; and 5.	Southern Basins Prescribed Wells Area. Within the Northern and Yorke NRM Region, there is a water allocation plan for the: 6.	Clare Valley Prescribed Water Resources Area. Within the South Australian Arid Lands NRM Region, there is a water allocation plan for the: 7.	Far North Prescribed Wells Area. Within the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM Region, there are water allocation plans for the: 8.	Angas Bremer Prescribed Wells Area; 9.	Mallee Prescribed Wells Area; 10.	Marne and Saunders Prescribed Water Resources Area; 11.	Noora Prescribed Wells Area; 12.	Peake, Roby and Sherlock Prescribed Wells Area; and 13.	River Murray Prescribed Watercourse. Within the South East NRM Region, there are water allocation plans for the: 14.	Comaum-Caroline Prescribed Wells Area; 15.	Lacepede Kongorong Prescribed Wells Area; 16.	Naracoorte Ranges Prescribed Wells Area; 17.	Morambro Creek and Nyroca Channel Prescribed Watercourses including Cockatoo Lake and the Prescribed Surface Water Area; 18.	Padthaway Prescribed Wells Area; 19.	Tatiara Prescribed Wells Area; and 20.	Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area. As at 28 February 2013, there are 4 water allocation plans being developed for water resources that have previously not had a plan. These include: Within the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Region, plans in development for: 1.	The Western Mount Lofty Ranges Prescribed Water Resources Area; and 2.	Parts of the Adelaide Plains including the Central Adelaide Prescribed Wells Area and the Dry Creek Prescribed Wells Area. Within the Northern and Yorke NRM Region, a plan in development for: 3.	Baroota Prescribed Wells Area. Within the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM Region, a plan in development for: 4.	Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges Prescribed Water Resources Area. It should be noted that once adopted by the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, a water allocation plan does not expire. The Natural Resources Management Act 2004 requires that water allocation plans are reviewed by the relevant Natural Resources Management Board at least once during each period of 5 years following adoption of the plan. Following review, a plan may then be amended or may continue in its current form for up to a further 5 years. A number of water allocation plans that are presently in operation are undergoing this review process.