New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE PATERSON REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2007 - REG 17

17 Domestic and stock rights

(1) It is estimated that at the commencement of this Plan, the water requirements of holders of domestic and stock rights will total 548 megalitres per year (hereafter "ML/year").

(2) This Plan recognises that the exercise of domestic and stock rights may increase during the term of this Plan.

Note: Increase in use of domestic and stock rights may occur as a result of an increase in the number of landholdings fronting this water source or as a result of an increase in the exercise of domestic and stock rights on existing landholdings.

(3) The water supply system shall be managed so that it would be capable of maintaining supply to those exercising domestic and stock rights through a repeat of the worst period of low inflows to this water source, as represented in flow information held by the Department at the commencement of this Plan.

(4) To achieve subclause (3), sufficient volumes of water must be set aside from assured inflows into this water source and in reserves held in Lostock Dam.