New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE LOWER LACHLAN GROUNDWATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 28

28 Variation of extraction limits

(1) The Minister may under section 45 (1) (b) of the Act amend clause 27 after 30 June 2010 of this Plan to vary the extraction limit in accordance with:

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

(b) any change to the planned environmental water arising from clause 18 (2).

(2) If there is any change to the extraction limit arising from subclause (1) then:

(a) the extraction limit will not be greater than 215,393 ML/yr, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this Plan and,

(b) the extraction limit will not be less than 73,500 ML/yr, plus total water allocations made to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for landholder basic landholder rights.