New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE KULNURA MANGROVE MOUNTAIN GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 28

28 Variation of the long-term average extraction limits

(1) Pursuant to section 45 (1) (b) of the Act, the Minister may vary the long-term average extraction limits established under clause 27 (2) after year 5 of this Plan as a result of:

(a) any change to the average annual recharge arising from clause 16 (2),

(b) any change to the environmental health water arising from clause 18 (2), and

(c) a socio-economic impact analysis of any change to the extraction limit.

Note: Any socio-economic analysis should, as a minimum, consider inter-generational issues, future timeframes and development forgone.

(2) If there is any change to the long-term average extraction limits arising from subclause (1) then:

(a) the extraction limit in any groundwater source will not increase by more than 300%, and

(b) the extraction limit in any groundwater source will not decrease by more than 37%.