New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE UPPER NAMOI AND LOWER NAMOI REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 47

47 Numerical specification of extraction components

(1) As soon as possible after the commencement of this Plan, the Minister should amend the extraction components of access licences in Gunidgera Creek and Pian Creek downstream of the Gunidgera Creek Offtake (hereafter "the Gunidgera/Pian system"), in accordance with the mandatory conditions on the access licences.

(2) Action under subclause (1) should be undertaken as follows:

(a) the form of the extraction component to regulated river (general security) access licences and their initial distribution should be determined by the Minister after taking into consideration the physical supply constraints within the Gunidgera/Pian system, the water distribution arrangements existing immediately prior to the commencement of this Plan and any other relevant matters, and

(b) the specified rate in the extraction component of each domestic and stock, local water utility and regulated river (high security) access licence should be sufficient to satisfy the maximum daily water needs.

(3) At any time during the term of this Plan, the Minister may, in accordance with the mandatory conditions on access licences, amend the extraction components of access licences in either of these water sources, or in any section of either of these water sources, other than the Gunidgera/Pian system.

(4) Action under subclause (3) should be undertaken as follows:

(a) the specified rate in the extraction component of each access licence should be a volume per unit of time or a share of supply capability,

(b) the specified rate in the extraction component of each domestic and stock, local water utility and regulated river (high security) access licence should be sufficient to satisfy the maximum daily water needs, and

(c) after satisfying subclause (b), the remaining supply capability should be distributed among regulated river (general security) access licences in proportion to the share component of each access licence.

(5) When action under subclause (3) is undertaken, the Minister may also, in accordance with mandatory conditions on access licences, amend the extraction components of access licences in other sections of these water sources to exclude extractions in sections of the water source affected by the action under subclause (3).