New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER NAMOI GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 16

16 Recharge

(1) For the purposes of section 5 (3) of the Act, the overall basis for water sharing in this Plan is the estimated average annual recharge to each groundwater source as follows:

(a) 2,100 megalitres per year (hereafter "ML/yr"), plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 1,

(b) 7,200 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 2,

(c) 17,300 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 3,

(d) 25,700 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 4,

(e) 16,000 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 5,

(f) 14,000 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 6,

(g) 3,700 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 7,

(h) 16,000 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 8,

(i) 11,400 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 9,

(j) 4,500 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 10,

(k) 2,200 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 11,

(l) 2,000 ML/yr, plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in Zone 12, and

(m) 86,000 ML/yr plus the requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan in the Lower Namoi.

(2) The Minister may, under section 45 (1) (b) of the Act, amend subclause (1) after 30 June 2010 to vary the average annual recharge values established in subclause (1), excluding the average annual recharge in Zone 1, following further recharge studies undertaken by the Minister.

Note: Priority will be given to recharge reviews for groundwater sources that do not currently have a numerical model. These are Zones 2, 4, 5, 11, and 12. A priority for review and update of existing models if new information becomes available should be given to Zones 3 and 8.

Note: The extent to which this change may impact on access licence holders is limited by clause 28.

(3) The Minister may, under section 45 (1) (b) of the Act, amend subclause (1) (a) after 30 June 2008 to vary the average annual recharge value established for Zone 1, following further recharge studies undertaken by the Minister.

Note: The extent to which this change may impact on access licence holders is limited by clause 28.