WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION UNREGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCES 2011 - REG 16 Commitment and identification of planned environmental water

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION UNREGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCES 2011 - REG 16

16 Commitment and identification of planned environmental water

(1) Planned environmental water is committed and identified in these water sources as set out in this clause.

(2) Water is committed and identified as planned environmental water in the Upper Nepean and Upstream Warragamba Water Source and the Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers Water Source in the following ways:

(a) by reference to the commitment of the physical presence of water in the water source,

(b) by reference to the long-term average annual commitment of water as planned environmental water, and

(c) by reference to the water that is not committed after the commitments to basic landholder rights and for sharing and extraction under any other rights have been met.

(3) Water is committed and identified as planned environmental water in the Shoalhaven River Water Source, Illawarra Rivers Water Source, Southern Sydney Rivers Water Source and the Northern Sydney Rivers Water Source in the following ways:

(a) by reference to the commitment of the physical presence of water in the water source, and

(b) by reference to the water that is not committed after the commitments to basic landholder rights and for sharing and extraction under any other rights have been met.