New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE COOPERS CREEK WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 65

65 Local water utility access licences

All local water utility access licences shall have mandatory conditions to give effect to the following:

(a) water may not be taken when flows are within the very low flow class,

(b) if A Class, B Class or C Class has been determined by the Minister, water may only be taken at a rate not exceeding that specified for the flow class on the access licence extraction component, unless otherwise authorised by a registered group,

(c) notwithstanding subclause (b):

(i) in the first five years of this Plan, water may not be taken during a 48 hour period after flows have risen from 14 ML/day to 31 ML/day, and

(ii) after the first five years of this Plan, water may not be taken during a 48 hour period after flows have risen from 17 ML/day to 31 ML/day,

(d) subclause (a) shall not apply to an access licence listed in Schedule 4, and

(e) notwithstanding subclauses (a) and (b), water may be taken without any restrictions in rate from an in-river dam while the dam is passing all inflows.