Supporting WAP documents
This page provides documents relevant to the Water Allocation Plan (WAP) for the Southern Basins and Musgrave Prescribed Wells Areas.
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Plan
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) Plan for the Water Allocation Plan for the Southern Basins and Musgrave Prescribed Wells Areas Water Allocation Plan will be available soon. The MERI Plan guides the implementation of the WAP and the assessment of its effectiveness, both during WAP implementation, and when the Plan comes up for a comprehensive review before 2036.
Guide and frequently asked questions
- A guide to the EP WAP 2026 is available here.
- Frequently Asked Questions about the 2026 EP WAP are being finalised.
A video was prepared giving an overview of the 2016 WAP. The underlying messages still apply to the 2026 WAP, even though some changes have been made, e.g. the name of the Board, and some allocations are not calculated every year.
Supporting documents
Key foundational documents supported the development of the 2016 WAP, which then informed the amended 2026 WAP:
- Doeg T, Muller KL, Nicol J, and VanLaarhoven J (2012). Environmental Water Requirements of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in the Musgrave and Southern Basins Prescribed Wells Areas on the Eyre Peninsula. Technical Report DFW 2012/16, Department for Water, Government of South Australia.
- Ordens et al. (2011). Groundwater recharge to a sedimentary aquifer in the topographically closed Uley South Basin, South Australia.Hydrogeology Journal, 3 November 2011.
- Sinclair Knight Merz (2010). Eyre Peninsula Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Scoping Study. Sinclair Knight Merz, Adelaide, South Australia.
- Stewart S (2013). Additional Science Support for the Eyre Peninsula Water Allocation Plan. Technical Report 2013/19, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia.
- Stewart (2015). Supporting documentation - amendment of the Water Allocation Plan for the Southern Basins and Musgrave PWAs. DEWNR technical report 2015/18.
- Stewart S, Alcoe D, and Risby L (2012). Science Support for the Musgrave and Southern Basins Prescribed Wells Areas Water Allocation Plan. DFW Technical Report 2012/15, Department for Water, Government of South Australia.
More recent publications further informed the development of the 2026 WAP:
- Department for Environment and Water (2025). Greater Bramfield Geophysical & Stratigraphic Analysis 2024-2025. DEW Technical report 2024/25, Government of South Australia, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide.
- Department for Environment and Water (2026). Bramfield groundwater model.DEW Technical report 2026/01, Government of South Australia, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide.
- Hyland K, Alcoe D and Fawns C (2024). Groundwater levels and storage capacity of the Southern Basins Prescribed Wells Area - Uley Wanilla and Lincoln South.DEW Technical report 2026/15, Government of South Australia, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide.
- Hyland K and Garcia E (2026). Supporting science for the review and amendment of the Water Allocation Plan for the Southern Basins and Musgrave Prescribed Wells Areas.DEW Technical report 2026/10, Government of South Australia, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide.
- Department for Environment and Water (2026). Groundwater Sustainability in Elliston: Impacts of Climate Change on the Bramfield Consumptive Pool (Elliston), Eyre Peninsula, DEW Technical report DEW-TR-2026-25, Government of South Australia, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide. (in press)
- Department for Environment and Water (2026). Bramfield groundwater model, DEW Technical report 2026/01, Government of South Australia, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide.
- Taylor AR, Deslandes A, Priestley SC and Shanafield M (2026). Characterising groundwater recharge to the Bramfield lens of the Quaternary Limestone Aquifer, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. A technical report from CSIRO to the Department for Environment and Water. CSIRO, Australia.
- Banks, E.W., Hatch, M. A., Shanafield, M. & Noorduijn, S. (2026). Hydrogeophysical Investigation of the Elliston–Bramfield Groundwater Resource. Aquifer characterisation and seawater intrusion assessment – Final Report. Flinders University, South Australia.
- Department for Environment and Water (2024). Groundwater levels and storage capacity of the Southern Basins Prescribed Wells Area - Uley Wanilla and Lincoln South. Government of South Australia. DEW Technical report 2026/15, Government of South Australia, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide.
- Munday TJ, Sorensen, C and Ibrahimi, T (2024). Defining the Geometry of the Saltwater Interface at Coffin Bay, SA using Airborne EM. CSIRO report #: EP2025-0066, CSIRO, Australia. 52pp.
- Department for Environment and Water. (2026). Musgrave Prescribed Wells Areas: 2023–24 Groundwater status overview, DEW Fact Sheet. Government of South Australia.
- Department for Environment and Water. (2026). Southern Basins Prescribed Wells Areas: 2023–24 Groundwater status overview, DEW Fact Sheet. Government of South Australia.
- Department for Environment and Water (2026). Supporting science for the review and amendment of the Water Allocation Plan for the Southern Basins and Musgrave Prescribed Wells Areas. DEW Technical report 2026/10, Government of South Australia, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide.
- Tim Munday, Kevin Cahill, Camilla Sorensen, Marta Sosnicka and Mike Hatch (2025). Coffin Bay Ground EM Survey – Town Water Supply. CSIRO Technical Report EP2025-4385; CSIRO Australia. 144pp