Reliable Surface Water in NSW

This map was created by the Department of Primary Industries (Office of Water) in 2013 to identify areas in NSW with a reliable surface water supply. Land with reliable surface water was defined as areas: \r\n\r\n* buffering all regulated rivers and creeks by 150 metres, \r\n* buffering unregulated rivers and creeks with a 5th stream order or higher, by 150 metres, \r\n* buffering 3rd and 4th stream order unregulated rivers and creeks, by 150 metres \r\n\r\nReliable surface water mapping along with two other datasets (rainfall of 350mm for more per annum - 9 out of 10 years and highly productive groundwater) are used to identify land with access to a reliable water supply, forming part of the regional and site level assessment classification of Biophysical Strategic Agricultural Land (BSAL). \r\n\r\nUnder the Mining SEPP, all State Significant Development applications require a Site Verification Certificate to determine if their site contains any BSAL and therefore requiring further assessment from the Mining and Petroleum Gateway Panel. This process is managed by [Planning and Assessment, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment](https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Legislation/Mining-and-Resources/Gateway-Assessment-and-Site-Verification) and are custodian of the dataset.\r\n\r\nA pdf map and GIS shapefile of this dataset is accessible from the resources section of the metadata.