WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION UNREGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCES 2011 - REG 44
Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limits
WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GREATER METROPOLITAN REGION UNREGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCES 2011 - REG 44
Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limits
44 Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limits
(1)
Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limits established for
each extraction management unit specified in clause 6 of this Plan 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 43 (1) (a) demonstrates that annual extractions in the
respective extraction management unit averaged over the preceding five water
years has exceeded the long-term average annual extraction limit established
under clause 41 (2) (a) for that extraction management unit by 5% or more,
then the available water determination for unregulated river access licences
and unregulated river (high flow) access licences in that extraction
management unit are to be reduced in the following water year in accordance
with subclause (3).
(3) The reduction under subclause (2) is to be of an
amount that is, in the Minister's opinion, necessary to return average annual
extractions in the respective extraction management unit to the long-term
average annual extraction limit established in this Part.
(4) Commencing in
the tenth water year in which this Plan has effect, if in the Minister's
opinion the assessment under clause 43 (1) (b) demonstrates that annual
extractions in the respective extraction management unit averaged over the
preceding ten water years (including years prior to the commencement of this
Plan) has exceeded the long-term average annual extraction limit established
under clause 41 (2) (b) for that extraction management unit, then a review is
to be undertaken by the Minister which considers:
(a) Water NSW's urban water
supply requirements, and
(b) the impacts associated with an increase in the
respective long-term average annual extraction limit.
