WATER RESOURCE (GULF) PLAN 2007

Queensland Consolidated Regulations

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WATER RESOURCE (GULF) PLAN 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Contents

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

1. Short title
2. Purposes of plan
3. Definitions

CHAPTER 2--PLAN AREA AND WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES

4. Plan area
5. Groundwater management areas
6. Catchment areas
7. Subcatchment areas
8. Declaration about watercourse—Act, s 1006(2)
9. Information about areas
10. Nodes
11. Water to which plan applies

CHAPTER 3--OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER

12. Outcomes for water in plan area
13. General outcomes
14. General ecological outcomes for both surface water and groundwater
15. General ecological outcomes for groundwater only
16. Specific ecological outcomes

CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES FOR SURFACE WATER IN UPPER LEICHHARDT RIVER SUBCATCHMENT AREA

Part 1--Environmental flow objectives

17. Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives
18. Environmental flow objectives

Part 2--Water allocation security objectives

19. Performance indicators for water allocation security objectives
20. Water allocation security objectives

CHAPTER 5--STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES

Part 1--Strategies for both surface water and groundwater

Division 1--Preliminary

21. Application of pt 1
22. Measuring devices
23. Matters to be considered for environmental management rules
24. Matters to be considered for water sharing rules

Division 2--Unallocated water
Subdivision 1--Continued moratorium and interim arrangements

25. Continued effect of moratorium notice—Act, s 46(3)
26. Interim arrangements for applications about unallocated water
Subdivision 2--Project of regional significance
27. Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance
Subdivision 3--Dealing with unallocated water under resource operations plan generally
28. Particular unallocated water held as indigenous, strategic or general reserve
29. Granting unallocated water
30. Preparing and implementing process in resource operations plan generally
31. Additional requirements for dealing with unallocated water that is groundwater
Subdivision 4--Limitations on granting unallocated water from indigenous reserve
32. Purpose for which indigenous unallocated water may be granted
33. Volumetric limits for indigenous unallocated water
Subdivision 5--Limitations on granting unallocated water from strategic reserve
34. When strategic unallocated water may be granted
35. Volumetric limits for strategic unallocated water in Lake Corella or Lake Mary Kathleen
36. Volumetric limits for strategic unallocated water granted for State purpose
37. Period for which strategic unallocated water is granted for particular State purpose
Subdivision 6--Limitations on granting unallocated water from general reserve
38. Purpose for which general unallocated water may be granted
39. Volumetric limits for general unallocated water

Part 2--Additional strategies for surface water

Division 1--Preliminary

40. Application of pt 2
41. Decisions consistent with objectives
42. Assessing impact of decisions
43. Accepting and deciding particular applications to interfere with water

Division 2--Strategies for supplemented surface water only
Subdivision 1--Resource operations licences and distribution operations licences

44. Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence
45. Water allocation to which water is to be distributed under a distribution operations licence
46. Matters to be considered for infrastructure operating rules
47. Critical water supply arrangements
Subdivision 2--Establishing water allocations
48. Purpose of sdiv 2
49. Converting interim water allocation for Julius Dam Water Supply Scheme
50. Replacing authority to take water from Lake Moondarra
51. Granting water allocations for distribution loss
52. Elements of a water allocation
53. Location for taking water under particular water allocations
54. Purpose of water allocation
55. Nominal volume for water allocation
56. Priority group for water allocation

Division 3--Strategies for unsupplemented surface water only
Subdivision 1--Preliminary

57. Restrictions on taking water from waterhole or lake
Subdivision 2--Unsupplemented surface water that was groundwater in aquifers
58. Application of sdiv 2
59. Existing water licences for declared water
60. Taking declared water using existing water bores authorised
61. Granting water licences for authorities under s 60
Subdivision 3--Replacing authorities with water licences and granting or amending water licences
62. Water licences to replace local government authorities
63. Water licence for holder of mining lease 8058
64. Water licence for Cloncurry Shire Council
65. Water licence for owner of East Leichhardt Dam land
66. Water licence for the State
67. Amending water licence 43709J
68. Conditions for water licences granted or amended under sdiv 3
Subdivision 4--Water licences to take or interfere with unsupplemented surface water
69. Application of sdiv 4
70. Water licence to take unsupplemented surface water
71. Purpose to be stated on water licence
72. Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented surface water
73. Daily volumetric limit for taking unsupplemented surface water
74. Annual volumetric limit for taking unsupplemented surface water
75. Conditions for taking unsupplemented surface water
76. Storing unsupplemented water taken under a water licence
77. Conditions giving effect to rules
Subdivision 5--Regulation of overland flow water
78. Limitation on taking overland flow water—Act, s 20(6)
79. Taking water using particular existing overland flow works authorised
80. Granting or amending water licences under the resource operations plan
81. Relationship with Integrated Planning Act 1997

Part 3--Additional strategies for groundwater

Division 1--Preliminary

82. Application of pt 3
83. Relationship with Integrated Planning Act 1997

Division 2--Strategies for Nicholson and Einasleigh groundwater management areas

84. Limitation on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 20(6)
85. Water licence to take groundwater
86. Purpose to be stated on water licence
87. Amendment of water licences to state annual volumetric limit
88. Conditions for taking groundwater
89. Taking water using existing water bores authorised
90. Granting water licences for authorities under s 89

CHAPTER 6--MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

91. Monitoring
92. Monitoring programs undertaken by operators of infrastructure
93. Operators of infrastructure to give reports
94. Minister's report on plan—Act, s 53

CHAPTER 7--IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

95. Implementation schedule
96. Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57
97. Amending or replacing plan
SCHEDULE 1 -- PLAN AREA
SCHEDULE 2 -- GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREAS
SCHEDULE 3 -- CATCHMENT AREAS AND SUBCATCHMENT AREAS
SCHEDULE 4 -- NODES
SCHEDULE 5 -- ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW OBJECTIVES
SCHEDULE 6 -- WATER ALLOCATION SECURITY OBJECTIVES
SCHEDULE 7 -- TOTAL VOLUMES FOR STRATEGIC UNALLOCATED WATER
SCHEDULE 8 -- TOTAL VOLUMES FOR GENERAL UNALLOCATED WATER
SCHEDULE 9 -- WATER LICENCES TO REPLACE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
SCHEDULE 10 -- WATER LICENCES TO REPLACE OTHER EXISTING RIGHTS
SCHEDULE 11 -- AMENDING WATER LICENCE 43709J
SCHEDULE 12 -- RATES, VOLUMETRIC LIMITS AND PUMP SIZES
SCHEDULE 13 -- DICTIONARY
Endnotes

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