New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GWYDIR REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2002 - REG 10

10 Objectives

The objectives of this Plan are to:

(a) protect, maintain and enhance the environmental values of the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source,

(b) manage the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source to ensure equitable sharing of water between all uses,

(c) protect the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source by ensuring that extraction minimises any adverse impacts,

(d) improve water quality in the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source,

(e) provide opportunities for ecologically sustainable market based trading of surface water entitlements in the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source,

(f) manage the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source to preserve and enhance basic water rights,

(g) ensure extraction from the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source is managed properly within the Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council Cap, and

(h) manage the Gwydir Regulated River Water Source to preserve and enhance cultural and heritage values.

Note: Although there are no specific strategies directly related objective (h) in this Plan, the environmental water provisions in the Plan make a contribution towards the preservation of cultural and heritage values.