New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE BELLINGER RIVER AREA UNREGULATED AND ALLUVIAL WATER SOURCES 2008 - REG 24

24 Domestic and stock rights

(1) At the commencement of this Plan the water requirements of holders of domestic and stock rights within these water sources are estimated to total 3.6 megalitres per day (hereafter "ML/day") and are distributed as follows:

(a) 0.4 ML/day in the Bellinger River Water Source,

(b) 0.1 ML/day in the Boggy Creek Water Source,

(c) 0.8 ML/day in the Coastal Bellinger Water Source,

(d) 0.6 ML/day in the Coastal Kalang Water Source,

(e) 0.1 ML/day in the Dalhousie Creek Water Source,

(f) 0.1 ML/day in the Hydes Creek Water Source,

(g) 0.5 ML/day in the Kalang River Water Source,

(h) 0.1 ML/day in the Never Never Creek Water Source,

(i) 0.1 ML/day in the Rosewood Creek Water Source,

(j) 0.1 ML/day in the Spicketts Creek Water Source, and

(k) 0.7 ML/day in the Thora-North Arm Bellinger River Water Source.

(2) This Plan recognises that the exercise of domestic and stock rights may increase during the term of this Plan.

Note: Increase in use of domestic and stock rights may occur as a result of an increase in the number of landholdings fronting rivers and lakes in these water sources and/or as a result of the increase in the exercise of basic landholder rights by existing landholders.

Note: Increase in use of domestic and stock rights may also occur as a result of an increase in the number of landholdings overlying the alluvial groundwater through subdivision and/or as a result of the increase in the exercise of basic landholder rights by existing landholders.

Note: The Minister may limit new domestic and stock rights in new subdivisions in any water source by regulation under section 52 (2) of the Act.