New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe objectives of this Plan are to:
(a) ensure no long-term lowering of groundwater levels to maintain the highest possible quality through the management of groundwater extraction,
(b) provide secure, potable water supplies for the village of Stuarts Point and surrounding districts, by managing extractions,
(c) preserve forest, wetland, woodland and heath ecosystems that occur on the sand plain around Stuarts Point, by ensuring groundwater extractions do not cause water levels in the area to fall below the natural tolerance levels of these vegetation communities,
(d) preserve estuarine ecosystems that require groundwater inputs, such as sea grasses and salt marshes, by ensuring groundwater extractions do not cause a significant reduction in the amount of groundwater being discharged to the estuary,
(e) ensure salt water from the Macleay Arm and estuary, which adjoins this groundwater source does not contaminate the fresh groundwater, by limiting extractions,
(f) ensure extractions are managed so that groundwater is available to contribute to the inundation of potential acid sulphate soils,
(g) maintain basic rights for property owners in the village of Stuarts Point and surrounding areas, without compromising the health of this groundwater source,
(h) recognise and protect Aboriginal heritage sites and values in water access licensing decisions,
(i) provide opportunities for local irrigation industries, including Aboriginal developments, to access water from the Stuarts Point Groundwater Source,
(j) manage extractions in order to maintain the beneficial use categories of the Stuarts Point Groundwater Source, and
(k) ensure that water in this groundwater source is maintained at the highest possible quality by limiting extractions around contamination sources.