New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE ADELONG CREEK WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 31

31 Estimate of water requirements

(1) It is estimated that at the time of commencement of Part 2 of Chapter 3 of the Act in the area in respect of which this Plan is made, the requirements identified for water for extraction under licence within this water source will total approximately 4060 megalitres per year (hereafter "ML/yr").

(2) It is estimated that at the time of commencement of Part 2 of Chapter 3 of the Act in the area in respect of which this Plan is made, the access licence share component of runoff harvesting access licences in this water source will total 2530 ML/yr.

Note: Runoff harvesting is a category of access licence to be established by regulation under section 57 (k) of the Act. Runoff harvesting access licences may only be used for taking water from licensed runoff harvesting dams.

(3) This Plan recognises that the total requirements for water for extraction within this water source may change during the term of this Plan as a result of:

(a) the granting, surrender, cancellation or non-renewal of access licences, or

(b) variations to local water utility licences arising from sections 66 (3) or 66 (4) of the Act.