New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

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

40 Available water determinations for Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licences

(1) Available water determinations for Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance) access licence shall be made for the commencement of each water year and as required, during the water year, to provide a total volume of water to licences in this category during the water year that is equal to:

(a) 60,000 megalitres of which a minimum of 50,000 megalitres is available for delivery prior to the end of February in any water year plus a volume equal to 0.21 multiplied by the sum of water allocations credited to domestic and stock, regulated river (high security) and regulated river (general security) access licences held by Murrumbidgee Irrigation Corporation from available water determinations in that water year when the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences is less than or equal to 0.6 megalitres per unit share, or

(b) 243,000 megalitres when the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is greater than 0.6 megalitres per unit share.

(2) The Minister may under section 45 (1) (b) of the Act and by notice published in the Gazette vary the provisions of subclause (1) (a) if the Minister considers it is necessary to do so to reflect the actual losses experienced by Murrumbidgee Irrigation.