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WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE TOORUMBEE CREEK WATER SOURCE 2003 - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 – Dictionary

The following definitions apply to this Plan in addition to the definitions set out in the Act:
"account water" is the balance in an access licence water allocation account at a particular time.

Note: An access licence water allocation account records water allocations accrued under the licence as well as water allocations acquired, used or transferred, or re-credited. The operation of the account is also governed by rules for the carrying over of credits from one accounting period to the next and rules for the maximum credit that may be allowed to accumulate in the account as established in a water sharing plan. Water allocations are the shares of available water accrued under an access licence from time to time as a result of available water determinations.
"domestic consumption" means the consumption of water for normal household purposes in domestic premises situated on the land.
"ecological community" means an assemblage of species occupying a particular area.
"endangered ecological communities" means ecological communities listed in Schedule 1 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 or Schedule 4 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 .
"extraction limit" is a limit on the long-term average amount of water that may be extracted from an extraction management unit.
"extraction management unit" is a group of water sources for the purpose of managing annual average extraction.
"farm dam" is a privately owned dam typically of earthen construction designed to collect and/or store water for use on one or a few properties. It does not include publicly owned dams or weirs. See also "in-river dam" and "runoff harvesting dam".
"Implementation Program" is an Implementation Program established by the Minister under section 51 of the Act to implement this Plan.
"individual daily extraction limit (IDEL)" is the volume of water that may be extracted under individual access licence from an unregulated river on a daily basis.
"in-river dam" is a dam on a 3rd, 4th or higher order river. 3rd, 4th or higher order rivers are as defined in the Order made under section 5 of the Water Act 1912 in relation to the definition of a “river” gazetted 23 March 2001. See also "farm dam" and "runoff harvesting dam".
"Minister" is the Minister for Land and Water Conservation. The Minister may delegate his functions under section 389 of the Act.
"stock watering" means the watering of stock being raised on the land, but does not include the use of water in connection with intensive animal husbandry.
"runoff harvesting dam" is a farm dam on a hillside or 1st or 2nd order stream which collects and stores rainfall runoff. 1st and 2nd order streams are as defined the Order made under section 5 of the Water Act 1912 in relation to the definition of a river gazetted 23 March 2001. See also "farm dam" and "in-river dam".
Note: This Order refers to watercourses shown as blue lines on topographic maps. The lines which are uppermost in a catchment are 1st order streams, when two 1st order streams are joined they make a 2nd order stream, etc. For more information see the Farm Dams Assessment Guide available from the Department of Land and Water Conservation.
"total daily extraction limit (TDEL)" is the total volume of water that may be extracted under all access licences from an unregulated river on a daily basis.
"water accounting year" is any twelve month period commencing on 1 July.


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