New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE LOWER MURRAY GROUNDWATER SOURCE - REG 5

5 Waters to which this plan applies

(1) This Groundwater Source includes all water contained in the Calivil, Renmark, and the Lower Shepparton unconsolidated alluvial aquifers deeper than 12 metres below the ground surface within the area defined in Clause 4.

(2) This Groundwater Source is characterised by the Calivil and Renmark Formations, composed of pale grey to white quartz sand layers, with lenses of grey to white clay, peat and coal extending from the bottom of the Shepparton Formation down to the bedrock, with a maximum depth of 350 metres, and the Lower Shepparton Formation which is generally yellow to brown poorly sorted sand and clay sediments that extend to a depth of between 20 and 50 metres below the ground surface within the area defined in Clause 4.