New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE MURRUMBIDGEE REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 41

41 Available water determinations for Coleambally Irrigation (conveyance) access licences

(1) Available water determinations for Coleambally 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) 111,600 megalitres when the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access for the water year is less than or equal to 0.35 megalitres per unit share,

(b) 111,600 megalitres plus 760 megalitres for each 0.01 megalitre per unit share of available water determinations made for regulated river (general security) access licences in the water year when the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is greater than 0.35 megalitres per unit share but less than 0.4 megalitres per unit share,

(c) 115,400 megalitres plus 243.3 megalitres for each 0.01 megalitre per unit share of available water determinations made for regulated river (general security) access licences in the water year when the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is greater than 0.4 megalitres per unit share but less than 1 megalitre per unit share, or

(d) 130,000 megalitres when the sum of available water determinations for regulated river (general security) access licences for the water year is equal to 1 megalitre 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), (1) (b) and (1) (c) if the Minister considers it is necessary to do so to reflect the actual losses experienced by Coleambally Irrigation.