New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE LOWER MACQUARIE GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 39

39 Protection of groundwater dependent ecosystems

(1) Extraction of groundwater from a new or replacement water supply work (bore) is excluded:

(a) within 100 m of high priority groundwater dependent ecosystems for water supply works (bores) exercising basic rights,

(b) within 200 m of high priority groundwater dependent ecosystems for water supply works (bores) nominated by an access licence, and

(c) within 40 m of any river for any works.

Note: Subclause (1) will not apply to extraction from an existing water supply work (bore) until such time as the work is replaced.

(2) High priority groundwater dependent ecosystems are those listed in Schedule 4.

(3) The Minister may under section 45 (1) (b) identify further high priority groundwater dependent ecosystems and include them in Schedule 4 at the end of the 2009/10 water year and at the end of the 2014/15 water year , based on further studies of groundwater ecosystem dependency undertaken by the Minister.

(4) The Minister should consult with the Minister for the Environment before adding further high priority groundwater dependent ecosystems to Schedule 4.