New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE WYBONG CREEK WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 55

55 Water level management

(1) The Minister may declare that, in order to protect groundwater levels within the aquifer in this water source, local access rules are to apply in a defined area known as a local impact area.

(2) If water levels in any part of the aquifer in this water source have declined to such an extent that adverse impact is occurring, or is likely to occur, extraction from all water supply works (bores) within a local impact area declared under subclause (1) from which access is authorised by an aquifer access licence will be restricted to such an extent and for such time as is required to reinstate water levels to such a degree as to mitigate or avoid that impact.

Note: This provision recognises that in some locations, at certain periods of high groundwater demand, critical water level declines may occur, and that additional extraction limitations may be required.