New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE KULNURA MANGROVE MOUNTAIN GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 11

11 Objectives

The objectives of this Plan are to:

(a) manage groundwater extractions to protect and enhance ecological processes and the diversity of terrestrial groundwater dependent ecosystems in these groundwater sources,

(b) manage groundwater extractions in these groundwater sources to protect baseflows to rivers and related ecosystems,

(c) manage groundwater extractions to protect and enhance ecological processes and the diversity of subsurface groundwater dependent ecosystems in these groundwater sources,

(d) manage groundwater extractions to provide domestic and stock and native title water requirements within these groundwater sources,

(e) manage groundwater extractions to maximise the economic benefit of groundwater use within these groundwater sources,

(f) manage groundwater extractions to provide opportunities for new and existing users within these groundwater sources,

(g) establish rules for priority of access to groundwater consistent with the priority requirements of the Act, and rules for the management of extraction in these groundwater sources,

(h) recognise the high quality and beneficial use (raw drinking water) of water of these groundwater sources, and encourage its use where appropriate, and

(i) manage groundwater extractions to protect and enhance groundwater dependant species and sites of significance to the local Aboriginal communities in these groundwater sources.