WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE NSW BORDER RIVERS REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2009 - REG 44 Numerical specification of extraction components

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE NSW BORDER RIVERS REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2009 - REG 44

44 Numerical specification of extraction components

(1) At any time during the term of this Plan, the Minister may, in accordance with the mandatory conditions on access licences set out in clause 55, amend the extraction components of access licences in this water source, or in any section of this water source.

(2) Any action under subclause (1) should be undertaken as follows:

(a) the specified rate in the extraction component of each access licence should be a volume per unit time or a share of supply capability,

(b) the specified rate in the extraction component of each domestic and stock, local water utility and regulated river (high security) access licences should be sufficient to satisfy the maximum daily water needs, and

(c) after satisfying subclause (b), the remaining supply capability should be distributed among regulated river (general security--A class) access licences and regulated river (general security--B class) access licences in proportion to the share component of each access licence.

(3) When action is taken under subclause (1), the Minister may also, in accordance with mandatory conditions on access licences in clause 55, amend the extraction components of access licences in other sections of this water source to exclude extractions in sections of this water source affected by the action taken under subclause (1).