New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE STUARTS POINT GROUNDWATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 25

25 Estimate of water requirements

(1) This Part is made in accordance with section 20 (1) (c) of the Act.

(2) At the commencement of this Plan, the requirements identified for water for extraction under access licence within this groundwater source is estimated to be 1,601.5 ML/yr.

(3) Subclause (2) includes local water utility access licences of 300 ML/yr in this groundwater source, being for the Stuarts Point township and surrounding districts.

Note: Subclauses (2) and (3) represent the total volumes specified on access licences in this groundwater source. It is not a commitment to supply that water.

(4) This Plan recognises that the total requirements for water for extraction under access licences within this groundwater source may change during the term of this Plan as a result of:

(a) the granting, surrender or cancellation of access licences,

(b) the variation of local water utility access licences under section 66 of the Act, or

(c) the volumetric quantification of the share entitlement of existing access licences that are currently non-volumetric.