New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThis Plan establishes the following planned environmental water rules:
(a) water volume in excess of the long-term extraction limit established in clause 31 of this Plan may not be taken from this water source and used for any purpose, and
(b) water availability is to be managed as specified in clause 33 of this Plan to ensure water volume in excess of the long-term extraction limit is not being taken.
Note: By limiting long-term average extractions to an estimated 305,000 ML/year this Plan ensures that approximately 75% of the long-term average annual flow in the water source (estimated to be 1,212,000 ML/year) will be preserved and will contribute to the maintenance of basic ecosystem health.