New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE LACHLAN REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 40

40 Available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences

(1) An available water determination is not to be made for regulated river (general security) access licence holders in any water year until the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (high security) access licences for the water year is equivalent to 1 megalitre per unit share.

(2) Immediately following the withdrawal of water allocations under clause 47 (7) an available water determination for regulated river (general security) access licences shall be made.

Note: The effect of clause 47 (7) and subclause (2) is that when Wyangala Dam spills, all general security access licence accounts will be equalised. Assessments indicate that when Wyangala Dam is full it should be possible for each general security access licence account to hold 1.36 megalitres per unit share.

(3) The available water determination for regulated river (general security) access licences shall be based on the volume available after making provision for:

(a) the environmental water provisions established by this plan,

(b) requirements for domestic and stock rights,

(c) requirements for native title rights,

(d) requirements for domestic and stock access licences,

(e) requirements for local water utility access licences,

(f) requirements for regulated river (high security) access licences,

(g) requirements for regulated river (conveyance) access licences,

(h) allocations remaining in access licence water allocation accounts from previous available water determinations,

(i) water losses associated with the holding and delivery of water to meet the requirements identified in subclauses (a) to (g),

(j) an appropriate volume to meet water losses associated with the holding and delivery of water resulting from the available water determination, and

(k) any other relevant matters.