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WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2011 - REG 29 Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limits

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2011 - REG 29

Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limits

29 Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limits

(1) Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit established for each groundwater source specified in clause 4 (1) is to be managed in accordance with this clause.
(2) Commencing in the sixth water year in which this Plan has effect, if, in the Minister's opinion, the assessment under clause 28 demonstrates that annual extractions in the respective groundwater source averaged over the preceding five water years has exceeded the long-term average annual extraction limit for that groundwater source by 5% or more, then the available water determinations for aquifer access licences in that groundwater source are to be reduced in the following water year in accordance with subclause (3).
(3) The reduction in available water determinations for access licences referred to in subclause (2) is to be of an amount that is, in the Minister's opinion, necessary to return average annual extractions in the respective groundwater source to the long-term average annual extraction limit established in this Part.