New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE LOWER MACQUARIE GROUNDWATER SOURCES 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 to vary the extraction limits in accordance with:

(a) any change to the average annual recharge arising from clause 16 (3), or

(b) any change to the planned environmental water arising from clause 18 (3).

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

(a) in Zone 1 the extraction limit will not be more than 27,540 ML/yr plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan, and will not be less than 16,065 ML/yr plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(b) in Zone 2 the extraction limit will not be more than 28,730 ML/yr plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan, and will not be less than 16,760 ML/yr plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(c) in Zone 3 the extraction limit will not be more than 11,880 ML/yr plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan, and will not be less than 6,930 ML/yr plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(d) in Zone 4 the extraction limit will not be more than 6,480 ML/yr plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan, and will not be less than 3,780 ML/yr plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(e) in Zone 5 the extraction limit will not be less than 2,398 ML/yr plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan, and

(f) in Zone 6 the extraction limit will not be more than 10,370 ML/yr plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan, and will not be less than 7,340 ML/yr plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan.

(3) The Minister may under section 45 (1) (b) of the Act amend clause 27 after 30 June 2015 to vary the extraction limits in accordance with:

(a) any change to the average annual recharge arising from clause 16 (5), and

(b) any change to the planned environmental water arising from clause 18 (5).

(4) If there is any change to the extraction limits arising from subclause (3) then:

(a) in Zone 1 the extraction limit will not be less than 16,065 ML/yr plus basic landholder rights,

(b) in Zone 2 the extraction limit will not be less than 16,760 ML/yr plus basic landholder rights,

(c) in Zone 3 the extraction limit will not be less than 6,930 ML/yr plus plus basic landholder rights,

(d) in Zone 4 the extraction limit will not be less than 3,780 ML/yr plus basic landholder rights,

(e) in Zone 5 the extraction limit will not be less than 2,398 ML/yr plus basic landholder rights, and

(f) in Zone 6 the extraction limit not be less than 7,340 ML/yr plus basic landholder rights.