New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE TENTERFIELD CREEK WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 11

11 Objectives

The objectives of this Plan are to:

(a) protect, maintain and enhance the environmental values of this water source,

(b) manage this water source to ensure equitable sharing of water between all users,

(c) ensure extraction from this water source is managed within the limits established for the Border Rivers Unregulated Extraction Management Unit,

(d) ensure that extraction from this water source occurs within sustainable limits,

(e) manage this water source to recognise and preserve basic landholder rights,

(f) provide opportunities for market based trading of surface water rights in this water source, within sustainability limits,

(g) contribute to the achievement of water quality to support the environmental values of this water source,

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.

(h) protect the cultural, heritage and spiritual value of this water source where possible through water sharing, and

Note: This objective refers to maintaining the cultural, heritage and spiritual value of this water source. 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 the cultural, heritage and spiritual value of this water source.

(i) recognise the importance of the management of this water source for downstream river health.