WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE NSW BORDER RIVERS REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2009 - REG 35
Available water determinations for regulated river (high security) access licences
WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE NSW BORDER RIVERS REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2009 - REG 35
Available water determinations for regulated river (high security) access licences
35 Available water determinations for regulated river (high security) access
licences
(1) The water supply system shall be managed so that available water
determinations for regulated river (high security) access licences of 1
megalitre per unit share can be maintained through a repeat of the worst
period of low inflows into this water source (based on historical flow
information held by the Department when this Plan commenced).
(2) Sufficient
volumes of water must be set aside from assured inflows into this water source
and in reserves held in Pindari Dam and Glenlyon Dam water storages to provide
for subclause (1).
(3) The available water determination for regulated river
(high security) access licences made for the commencement of each water year
shall be 1 megalitre per unit of share component, whenever possible.
(4) If
the available water determination made under subclause (3) is less than 1
megalitre per unit of share component, then further assessments of available
water resources shall be carried out and further available water
determinations made until the sum of available water determinations for the
water year is 1 megalitre per unit of share component.
(5) The sum of
available water determinations made for regulated river (high security) access
licences in any water year shall not exceed 1 megalitre per unit of share
component.
(6) Available water determinations made for regulated river (high
security) access licences must take into account:
(a) the environmental water
provisions established by this Plan,