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Basin Plan 2012
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Chapter 1—Introduction
1.01 Name of instrument
This instrument is the Basin Plan 2012.
1.02 Making and effect of Basin Plan
(1) The Basin Plan is made under Part 2 of the Act.
(2) The Basin Plan has the effect provided for in sections 34, 35, 36, 37, 86G and 86H of the Act.
1.03 Application of Basin Plan
The Basin Plan applies to Basin water resources.
Note: See section 4 of the Act for the meaning of Basin water resources.
1.01 Name of instrument
1.01 Name of instrument
This instrument is the Basin Plan 2012.
1.02 Making and effect of Basin Plan
1.02 Making and effect of Basin Plan
(1) The Basin Plan is made under Part 2 of the Act.
(2) The Basin Plan has the effect provided for in sections 34, 35, 36, 37, 86G and 86H of the Act.
1.03 Application of Basin Plan
1.03 Application of Basin Plan
The Basin Plan applies to Basin water resources.
Note: See section 4 of the Act for the meaning of Basin water resources.
Part 2 Structure of the Basin Plan
Part 2—Structure of the Basin Plan
1.05 Simplified outline
(1) The following table provides a summary of the Basin Plan:
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:407.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:395.95pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading1" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">summary of the Basin Plan</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading2"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading2"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Title</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading2"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Subject matter</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 1</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Introduction</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The structure of the Basin Plan, definitions of terms used in the Plan as well as agreements with regard to jurisdictional implementation obligations.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 2</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Basin water resources and the context for their use</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The description of Basin water resources and the context in which those resources are used (item 1 of the table in subsection</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">22(1) of the Act). The details are set out in Schedule 1.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 3</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water resource plan areas and water accounting periods</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The identification of the particular areas that are to be water resource plan areas and the periods that are to be the water accounting periods for each of those areas (item</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 4</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Identification and management of risks to Basin water resources</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The identification of the risks to the condition, or continued availability, of the Basin water resources and the strategies to be adopted to manage, or address, those risks (items 3 and 5 of the table in subsection</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 5</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Management objectives and outcomes to be achieved by the Basin Plan</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The management objectives and outcomes to be achieved by the Basin Plan (item 4 of the table to subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 6</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water that can be taken</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term average sustainable diversion limits, the temporary diversion provisions, and the method for determining whether the long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term annual diversion limit has been complied with and the extent of any failure to comply with that limit (items 6, 7 and 8 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act). This Chapter also includes matters required by Division 4 of Part</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 of the Act which relate to the allocation of risks in relation to reductions in water availability, and provisions for the Authority to conduct research and investigations.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><a id="CU_960284"></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 7</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Adjustment of SDLs</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The Authority may propose adjustments to the long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term average sustainable diversion limits under section 23A of the Act. These may be made by amendment to the Basin Plan under section</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">23B of the Act. The Chapter also provides for a constraints management strategy.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 8</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Environmental watering plan</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The plan for the protection and restoration of the wetlands and other environmental assets of the Murray</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Darling Basin; for the protection of biodiversity dependent on Basin water resources; and for achieving other environmental outcomes for the Murray</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Darling Basin (item 9 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 9</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water quality and salinity management plan</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water quality and salinity objectives, water quality targets for planning of water flows, water quality targets that apply to the preparation of the water resource plans, and water quality targets for the purposes of long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term salinity planning and management (item 10 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act). This Chapter also includes the key causes of water quality degradation in the Murray</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Darling Basin.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 10</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water resource plan requirements</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The requirements that a water resource plan must comply with for it to be accredited or adopted under Division 2 of Part 2 of the Act (item 11 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 11</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Critical human water needs</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The arrangements for meeting critical human water needs (Part 2A of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 12</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water trading rules</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The rules for the trading of tradeable water rights in relation to Basin water resources (item</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">12 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 13</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Program for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the Basin Plan</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The program that will be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the Basin Plan. Specific Commonwealth and Basin State reporting requirements are also included (item 13 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 1</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Basin water resources and the context for their use</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The description of Basin water resources and the context in which those resources are used.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 2</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Matters relating to surface water SDL resource units</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Surface water SDL resource units and long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term average sustainable diversion limits for those units.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><a id="CU_1862570"></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 3</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">BDLs for surface water SDL resource units</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The BDL for each surface water SDL resource unit.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 4</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Matters relating to groundwater SDL resource units</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Groundwater SDL resource units; groundwater covered by those units; BDLs for those units; and long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term average sustainable diversion limits for those units.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 5</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Enhanced environmental outcomes referred to in paragraph 7.09(e)</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Outcomes that will be pursued under the Commonwealth’s program to increase the volume of water resources available for environmental use by 450 GL per year.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 6</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Default method for calculation of supply contribution</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provisions for quantifying supply adjustments for Part</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 of Chapter</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 6A</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Calculation of SDL adjustment amounts</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provisions for calculating SDL adjustment amounts for Part</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 of Chapter 6.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 7</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Targets to measure progress towards objectives</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Targets by which to measure progress towards achieving the environmental objectives specified in Part 2 of Chapter 8.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 8</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Criteria for identifying an environmental asset</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Criteria for identifying an environmental asset.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 9</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Criteria for identifying an ecosystem function</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Criteria for identifying an ecosystem function.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 10</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Key causes of water quality degradation</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Key causes of water quality degradation.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 11</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Target values for target application zones</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water quality targets that apply for target application zones.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 12</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Matters for evaluation and reporting requirements</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Matters relating to the objectives and outcomes against which the effectiveness of the Basin Plan will be evaluated and on which the Authority, the Basin States, the Department and the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder are required to report.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:407.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:395.95pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading1" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">summary of the Basin Plan</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading2"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading2"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Title</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading2"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Subject matter</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 1</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Introduction</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The structure of the Basin Plan, definitions of terms used in the Plan as well as agreements with regard to jurisdictional implementation obligations.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 2</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Basin water resources and the context for their use</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The description of Basin water resources and the context in which those resources are used (item 1 of the table in subsection</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">22(1) of the Act). The details are set out in Schedule 1.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 3</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water resource plan areas and water accounting periods</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The identification of the particular areas that are to be water resource plan areas and the periods that are to be the water accounting periods for each of those areas (item</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 4</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Identification and management of risks to Basin water resources</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The identification of the risks to the condition, or continued availability, of the Basin water resources and the strategies to be adopted to manage, or address, those risks (items 3 and 5 of the table in subsection</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 5</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Management objectives and outcomes to be achieved by the Basin Plan</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The management objectives and outcomes to be achieved by the Basin Plan (item 4 of the table to subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 6</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water that can be taken</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term average sustainable diversion limits, the temporary diversion provisions, and the method for determining whether the long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term annual diversion limit has been complied with and the extent of any failure to comply with that limit (items 6, 7 and 8 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act). This Chapter also includes matters required by Division 4 of Part</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 of the Act which relate to the allocation of risks in relation to reductions in water availability, and provisions for the Authority to conduct research and investigations.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><a id="CU_960284"></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 7</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Adjustment of SDLs</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The Authority may propose adjustments to the long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term average sustainable diversion limits under section 23A of the Act. These may be made by amendment to the Basin Plan under section</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">23B of the Act. The Chapter also provides for a constraints management strategy.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 8</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Environmental watering plan</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The plan for the protection and restoration of the wetlands and other environmental assets of the Murray</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Darling Basin; for the protection of biodiversity dependent on Basin water resources; and for achieving other environmental outcomes for the Murray</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Darling Basin (item 9 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 9</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water quality and salinity management plan</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water quality and salinity objectives, water quality targets for planning of water flows, water quality targets that apply to the preparation of the water resource plans, and water quality targets for the purposes of long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term salinity planning and management (item 10 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act). This Chapter also includes the key causes of water quality degradation in the Murray</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Darling Basin.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 10</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water resource plan requirements</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The requirements that a water resource plan must comply with for it to be accredited or adopted under Division 2 of Part 2 of the Act (item 11 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 11</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Critical human water needs</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The arrangements for meeting critical human water needs (Part 2A of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 12</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water trading rules</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The rules for the trading of tradeable water rights in relation to Basin water resources (item</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">12 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Chapter 13</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Program for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the Basin Plan</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The program that will be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the Basin Plan. Specific Commonwealth and Basin State reporting requirements are also included (item 13 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 1</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Basin water resources and the context for their use</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The description of Basin water resources and the context in which those resources are used.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 2</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Matters relating to surface water SDL resource units</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Surface water SDL resource units and long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term average sustainable diversion limits for those units.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><a id="CU_1862570"></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 3</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">BDLs for surface water SDL resource units</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The BDL for each surface water SDL resource unit.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 4</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Matters relating to groundwater SDL resource units</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Groundwater SDL resource units; groundwater covered by those units; BDLs for those units; and long</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">term average sustainable diversion limits for those units.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 5</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Enhanced environmental outcomes referred to in paragraph 7.09(e)</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Outcomes that will be pursued under the Commonwealth’s program to increase the volume of water resources available for environmental use by 450 GL per year.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 6</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Default method for calculation of supply contribution</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provisions for quantifying supply adjustments for Part</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 of Chapter</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 6A</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Calculation of SDL adjustment amounts</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provisions for calculating SDL adjustment amounts for Part</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2 of Chapter 6.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 7</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Targets to measure progress towards objectives</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Targets by which to measure progress towards achieving the environmental objectives specified in Part 2 of Chapter 8.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 8</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Criteria for identifying an environmental asset</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Criteria for identifying an environmental asset.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 9</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Criteria for identifying an ecosystem function</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Criteria for identifying an ecosystem function.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 10</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Key causes of water quality degradation</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Key causes of water quality degradation.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 11</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Target values for target application zones</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Water quality targets that apply for target application zones.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:75.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Schedule 12</span></p></td><td style="width:106.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Matters for evaluation and reporting requirements</span></p></td><td style="width:192.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TablePlainParagraph"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Matters relating to the objectives and outcomes against which the effectiveness of the Basin Plan will be evaluated and on which the Authority, the Basin States, the Department and the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder are required to report.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```