New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE GWYDIR REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2002 - REG 60

60 Water delivery and channel capacity constraints

Where necessary for determining extraction rights, managing water releases or providing water under access licences, the maximum water delivery or operating channel capacity shall be determined and specified in accordance with procedures established by the Minister, taking into account:

(a) inundation of private land or interference with access,

(b) the effects of inundation on the floodplain and associated wetlands,

(c) the transmission losses expected to occur,

(d) capacities of water management structures controlled by the Minister, and

(e) SWMOP targets.

The following capacities have been assessed:

(i) Carole/Gil Gil-2,200 ML/day,

(ii) Mehi River-5,800 ML/day,

(iii) Moomin Creek-2,200 ML/day, and

(iv) Gwydir River d/s Tyreel-1,100 ML/day.