New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe objectives of this Plan are to:
(a) protect natural water levels in pools, rivers and wetlands during periods of no flows,
(b) protect natural low flows,
(c) protect or restore a proportion of moderate flows (freshes) and high flows,
(d) maintain or restore the natural inundation patterns and distribution of floodwaters supporting natural wetland and floodplain ecosystems,
(e) maintain or imitate natural flow variability in all rivers,
(f) minimise the impacts of in-river structures,
(g) maintain or rehabilitate downstream (including estuarine) processes and habitats,
(h) maintain water supply to meet existing and potential basic landholder rights requirements (for domestic and stock, and native title rights), conditional on water availability,
(i) provide an agreed level of water sharing for agricultural and industrial requirements, conditional on water availability,
(j) to protect and enhance water dependent species and sites of significance to the local Aboriginal Community in this water source,
(k) maintain water supply to meet the existing and potential domestic needs of urban communities, conditional on water availability,
(l) maintain water supply to meet the existing and potential industrial and commercial needs of urban communities, conditional on water availability, and
(m) improve water quality parameters as a result of improved flow conditions.
Note: This objective refers to maintaining water quality. Although there are no specific strategies directly related to this objective in this Plan, the environmental water provisions in this Plan make a positive contribution to maintaining water quality.