New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE NSW GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2008 - REG 31

31 Annual extraction limits

(1) The annual extraction limits for the Eastern Recharge and the Southern Recharge Groundwater Sources are the long-term average annual net recharge to the respective groundwater source as specified in clause 12 (2) minus the amount of planned environmental water specified in clause 15 (1) (b) plus available water determinations made to supplementary water access licences in the respective groundwater source.

(2) The annual extraction limits for the Surat, Warrego and Central Groundwater Sources are the estimated volumes resulting from the sustainable pressure estimate equivalent for the respective groundwater source as specified in clause 12 (3) as varied by clause 12 (4) minus the planned environmental water for the respective groundwater source specified in clause 15 (2) as varied by clause 15 (3).