New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE MURRUMBIDGEE REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 19

19 Native title rights

Note: It is not recommended that the water from this water source be consumed without prior treatment. Land use activities may have polluted the water in some areas.

(1) At the commencement of this Plan there are no holders of native title rights and therefore the water requirements for native title rights are estimated to be a total of 0 megalitres per year.

(2) This Plan recognises that the exercise of native title rights may increase during the term of this Plan.

Note: Increase in use of native title rights may occur as a result of the granting of native title rights under the Commonwealth’s Native Titles Act 1993 .

(3) The water supply system shall be managed so that it would be capable of maintaining supply to those exercising native title rights through a repeat of the worst period of low inflows to this water source represented in flow information held by the Department of Land and Water Conservation.

(4) To achieve subclause (3) sufficient volumes of water must be set aside from assured inflows into this water source or in reserves held in Burrinjuck Dam water storage, Blowering Dam storage or other water storage.