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Foundation Layers
DEVELOPMENT
Using a combination of both local and governmental delineations, the new Water Authority Boundaries (WAB) are beginning to develop. The other stakeholder boundary of Cultural ownership contributes to the limitation matrix acting as an additional party with equal weight within the system.
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The Yarra River and its tributaries are classed as a stakeholder entity as its classification in 2017 (Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017) states that it is a living entity with its own statutory body, the Birrarung Council. The remaining rivers and associated tributaries that form part of the broader Melbourne landscape would be entitled to similar protection and governance as part of the WBA mapping.
