New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE LOWER MURRUMBIDGEE GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 11

11 Objectives

The objectives of this Plan are to:

(a) share groundwater sustainably between users and the environment,

(b) share groundwater equitably amongst extractive users,

(c) provide for basic landholder rights and priorities of use,

(d) protect groundwater quality,

(e) maximise the social, economic and environmental benefits of groundwater management strategies, and

(f) minimise the negative social and economic impacts of groundwater management strategies.