WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION UNREGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCES 2011 - REG 26 Share components of major utility access licences

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION UNREGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCES 2011 - REG 26

26 Share components of major utility access licences

It is estimated that the share components of major utility access licences authorised to take water from these water sources will total 1,032,075 ML/year, distributed as follows:

(a) 329,000 ML/year in the Shoalhaven River Water Source,

Note : 329,000 ML/year is solely for Water NSW. This does not include any entitlement of Eraring Energy to interchange up to a maximum of 4,021 ML/year at any time between Lake Yarrunga and Fitzroy Falls, 880 ML/year at any time between Bendeela Pondage and Lake Yarrunga, and up to 10,000 ML/year between Lake Yarrunga and Fitzroy Falls in times of unusually high power demand or failure of generating stations in the state energy grid.

(b) 0 ML/year in the Illawarra Rivers Water Source,

(c) 645,000 ML/year in the Upper Nepean and Upstream Warragamba Water Source,

Note : 645,000 ML/year comprises 620,000 ML/year for Water NSW and 25,000 ML/year for Delta Electricity.

(d) 26,075 ML/year in the Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers Water Source,

Note : 26,075 ML/year comprises 6,000 ML/year for Water NSW and 20,075 ML/year for Sydney Water Corporation.

(e) 32,000 ML/year in the Southern Sydney Rivers Water Source, and

Note : 32,000 ML/year is for Water NSW.

(f) 0 ML/year in the Northern Sydney Rivers Water Source.