New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe objectives of this Plan are to:
(a) maintain, and if necessary restore groundwater dependent ecological processes and biodiversity,Subclause (a) is an environmental objective. The outcomes of this objective would include: the identification of dependent ecosystems and their critical ecological processes; identification and measurement of key indicators of dependent ecosystem health; the implementation of management systems to support high priority dependent ecosystems’ ecological processes and, the environmental impacts of management change as assessed against the Vision.
(b) optimise or maximise the social outcomes of groundwater management,Subclause (b) is a social objective. The outcomes of this objective would include: no decline in groundwater quality as a result of extraction; sustainable groundwater source for present and future generations; priority of access for town water supply and basic rights; and social impacts of management changes defined and assessed against the Vision.
(c) contribute to a sustainable regional economy,Subclause (c) is an economic objective. The outcomes of this objective would include: access to the resource clearly defined (reliability, trading and other management); and, economic impacts of management changes defined and assessed against the Vision.
(d) recognise and respect Aboriginal cultural responsibilities and obligations to the landscape, and
(e) preserve and enhance the cultural benefits and values derived from groundwater.Note: Subclauses (d) and (e) are cultural objectives. The outcomes of these objectives would be to have the cultural benefits and values of the Lower Macquarie Groundwater Sources identified, and the cultural impacts of management changes defined and assessed against the Vision.