New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE LOWER GWYDIR GROUNDWATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 25D

25D Share components of supplementary water access licences

(1) Those Water Act 1912 entitlements that are to be converted to an aquifer access licence in this groundwater source under clause 25C (2) may also receive a supplementary water access licence.

(2) The share component of a supplementary water access licence converted under subclause (1) will be established for those licences where HOE > SC AAL in accordance with the following formula:

(3) It is estimated that at the time of commencement of this Plan the sum of supplementary water access licences established under subclause (1) will total 14,200 ML.

Note: Not all aquifer access licences amended under clause 25C will receive a supplementary water access licences. Only those licences that have a HOE as defined in clause 25C (4) which is greater than their new Aquifer Access Licence Share component will receive a supplementary water access licences.