New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE DORRIGO PLATEAU SURFACE WATER SOURCE AND DORRIGO BASALT GROUNDWATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 47

47 Total daily extraction limits

(1) In this surface water source, this Plan establishes a total daily extraction limit (hereafter "TDEL") for each surface water flow class as follows:

(a) Zone 1:

(i) very low flow access in accordance with clause 73 during years 1 to 5 of this Plan, and 0 ML/day in the very low flows during years 6 to 10 of this Plan,

(ii) 17.2 ML/day for A class,

(iii) 26.5 ML/day for B class, and

(iv) 43.5 ML/day for C class.

Note: These flows represent 13.4% of the top of A class flows, 12% of the top of B class flows and in C class flows 10% of the 30 th percentile flows in November, the critical month.

(b) Zone 2:

(i) very low flow access for local water utilities in accordance with clause 75, and very low flow access in accordance with clause 73 during years 1 to 5 of this Plan, and 0 ML/day in the very low flows during years 6 to 10 of this Plan,

(ii) 36 ML/day for A class,

(iii) 51.2 ML/day for B class, and

(iv) 69 ML/day for C class.

Note: These flows represent 60% of the top of A class flows, 40% of the top of B class flows and in C class flows 30% of the 30 th percentile flows in November, the critical month.

(c) Zone 3:

(i) very low flow access in accordance with clause 73 during years 1 to 5 of this Plan, and 0 ML/day in the very low flows during years 6 to 10 of this Plan,

(ii) 4.4 ML/day for A class,

(iii) 10.8 ML/day for B class, and

(iv) 21.2 ML/day for C class.

Note: These flows represent 20% of the top of A class flows, 20% of the top of B class flows and in C class flows 20% of the 30 th percentile flows in November, the critical month.

(d) Zone 4:

(i) very low flow access in accordance with clause 73 during years 1 to 5 of this Plan, and 0 ML/day in the very low flows during years 6 to 10 of this Plan,

(ii) 8 ML/day for A class,

(iii) 23.8 ML/day for B class, and

(iv) 48.6 ML/day for C class.

Note: These flows represent 20% of the top of A class flows, 20% of the top of B class flows and in C class flows 20% of the 30 th percentile flows in December, the critical month.

(2) The TDEL for each flow class specified in subclause (1) applies to all rivers within this surface water source apart from those rivers identified as minor streams in a harvestable rights Order made under section 54 of the Act.

Note: The harvestable rights Order applying to this area at the commencement of this Plan is that gazetted on 23 March 2001 under section 54 of the Act. It identifies minor streams as non-permanent 1st and 2nd order streams as shown on topographic maps.