Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Water Act 1989 - SECT 22C

Contents of a Sustainable Water Strategy

22C. Contents of a Sustainable Water Strategy



(1) A Sustainable Water Strategy must provide for the strategic planning of
the use of water resources in the region to which it applies-

   (a)  to identify threats to the reliability of supply and quality of water
        for both environmental and consumptive uses in the region; and

   (b)  to identify ways to improve and set priorities for improving the
        reliability of supply and quality of water, including managing demand
        for water, and investing in infrastructure for the supply of recycled
        water; and

   (c)  to identify ways to improve and set priorities for improving the
        maintenance of the environmental water reserve in accordance with the
        environmental water reserve objective; and

   (d)  to identify ways to increase and set priorities for increasing the
        volume of water in the environmental water reserve to improve the
        environmental values and health of water ecosystems; and

   (e)  include an implementation plan, setting out timelines or targets for
        implementing key actions identified by the strategy.

(2) A Sustainable Water Strategy must take into account-

   (a)  the results of any long-term water resources assessment undertaken
        under Division 1C;

   (b)  any relevant strategy or statement of policy or plan prepared under
        this Act, the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, the
        Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, the Heritage Rivers Act 1992, the
        Planning and Environment Act 1987 or the
        Environment Protection Act 1970;

   (c)  the principles set out in sections 1B to 1L of the
        Environment Protection Act 1970.