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MURRUMBIDGEE CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Presentation to
UNESCO HELP Meeting
4 March 2005
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
MURRUMBIDGEE CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
MEMBERSHIP
Mr Lee O’Brien Chair MCMA
Mr Michael Schultz Former MCMB member, Native Vegetation Advisory Council
Mr Dick Thompson Former MCMB member, Chair Murrumbidgee Irrigation
Ms Claudia Nye Former MCMB and Murrumbidgee Unregulated Stream Committee Member and Yarralumla Shire Councillor
Ms Flo Grant Former Member of Murrumbidgee Unregulated Stream Committee, Wiradjuri Elder
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT EVOLUTION
Membership Focus
CatchmentManagementCommittees
1991-1999
22 members representingvarious interest groupsincluding landholder/landuser,environmental, LocalGovernment & StateGovernment
Advisory body – advisingGovernment of natural resourceissues and incentiverecommendations.
CatchmentManagementBoard
2000 -2003
17 members representingvarious interests includingprimary producers, naturalresource users, StateGovernment, Indigenous,nature conservation and LocalGovernment.
Advisory body - Provideadvice to the Minister onstrategic natural resourcemanagement – development ofthe Catchment Blueprintthrough communityconsultation/engagement.
CatchmentManagementAuthority
2004onwards
5 - 7 members (selected on askills basis)
Implementing CatchmentAction Plans includingmanagement of incentiveprograms. Holds decision-making responsibilities.
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES
NSW GOVERNMENT
Minister for Natural Resources
Minister for Infrastructure and Planning
Catchment Management Authority relationship with NSW Government and the Community
Natural ResourcesAdvisory Council
Natural Resources Commission
CMA FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS Program Development - using catchment action plans to develop priority programs, liaison with stakeholders Contract Management - implementation of priority programs, managing contracts/tenders, evaluation and monitoring Community Programs - rolling out incentives and investments, & brokering co-investment with the community Administration - executive support, financial management, statutory reporting, SLA management Community Education - education, public relations, mediaProperty Vegetation Inventive Programs - property vegetation and property management plans, management contracts
Service Level Agreements, MOUs, Statements of Joint Intent, Contracts….
DIPNR and other Agencies
Chairperson and Board Members
General Manager
Community/ Landcare
EnvironmentalLocal
Government
ON-GROUND ACTION
GovernmentAgencies
Indigenous Community
IndustryR&D
Corporations and Universities
DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
• Murrumbidgee CMA Investment budget 2004/2007 - $ 60.7 M for on-ground works
• Audited by Natural Resources Commission (NRC)
• CMA will broker co-investment in natural resource management in the catchment
CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
KEY CMA FUNCTIONS
1. PLANNING
• Development of a Catchment Action Plan which will incorporate existing NRM plans.
• Manage community involvement in preparation of water sharing and groundwater plans
• Annual Implementation Plan
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
KEY CMA FUNCTIONS
2. INVESTMENT
– Implementation of Catchment Action Plan.– Development of investment strategies. – Management of NAP and NHT2 investment.– Seek co-investment from all sectors.– Native Vegetation Management Fund.– Soil Conservation Section 10 programs.– Delivery of incentives through PVP’s and other
mechanisms.
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
KEY CMA FUNCTIONS
3. PVPS/CONSENT
– Certify PVP’s for establishing continuing use and delivery of incentive programs.
– Assessment of all vegetation consents under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act including PVP’s for land clearing (Stage2).
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
4. ON GROUND WORKS
• River rehabilitation and water quality programs
• Soil conservation ( Section 10) and soil health programs
• Salinity and Biodiversity programs
• Land and Water Management Plans
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting outcomes
KEY CMA FUNCTIONS
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
KEY CMA FUNCTIONS5. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION &
SUPPORT– Ensure that the community is engaged in the development of the
Catchment Action Plan and Investment Strategies
– Provision of advice and support to Landcare and the community
– Consultation with and engagement of the traditional Indigenous community in natural resource management
– Provision of community education on NRM
– Technical advice on vegetation
– Stakeholder liaison and maintaining advocacy in the community
– Broker community participation in the National Water Initiative, Water for Rivers and Living Murray processes.
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
CMAS WILL NOT HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
• Water Sharing Plans Approvals
• Regional Strategies, Regional and Local Environmental Plans, Rural Floodplain Management Plans.
• CMA’s will not have a role in Consents under:
• Water Management Act 2000,
• Rivers and Foreshores Act,
• Environmental Planning Act, Western Lands Act,
• Crown Lands Act,
• Plantations and Reafforestation Act,
• Western Lands Act.
• Major cross catchment or cross State works such as MDBC projects.
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
DRAFT MURRUMBIDGEE CATCHMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
FRAMEWORK
WATER
QUALITYSALINITY
SOIL
HEALTH
BIO-
DIVERSITY
COMMUNITY
BUILDING
MURRUMBIDGEE
CATCHMENT
BLUEPRINT
TARGETS
SUSTAINABLELANDSCAPES
SOCIALCOMMUNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
NATURALECOSYSTEM
S
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
THE CHALLENGE
• Avoid the confetti approach to NRM projects.
• Integration and co-ordination of NRM programs.
• Maximise the ability to achieve synergies between target areas.
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
CMA WATER RESPONSIBILITES
• Setting strategic direction for water management through the Catchment Action Plan.
• Coordinate the development of an environmental water plan for each respective catchment (consistent with asset watering plans).
• Review environmental aspects of Water Management Plans.
• Coordinate community consultation for Water Management Planning and stakeholder
involvement generally.
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
CMA WATER RESPONSIBILITES
• Establish environmental water trust funds for the purpose of managing water for the
environment.
• Manage adaptive environmental water entitlement.
• Develop with stakeholders, water recovery and innovation projects under the Living Murray,
Water for Rivers & National Water Initiatives.
• Develop projects on innovative ways to recover and use environment water
• Develop and manage a Regional Environmental Water Trust.
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
Environmental Water Trust
• Responsibilities of the Water Trust:– Direct the use for environmental purposes of water held by
the Trust.– Annual trade of water held by the Trust where appropriate.– Purchasing and holding water access rights for use on
behalf of the Trust.– Managing the financial resources raised in respect of the
Trust’s functions.– The Trust would NOT be responsible for managing water
allocations, river operations or establishing environmental flow needs.
MURRUMBIDGEE CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Presentation to UNESCO HELP Meeting4 March 2005
Questions?
Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
Kyeamba Location Map
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Lee O’Brien - Chairperson Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority