9Division of Hunter River flow into blocks

9 Division of Hunter River flow into blocks

9 Division of Hunter River flow into blocks

(1) For the purposes of the scheme, the flow of the Hunter River is taken to be divided into notional blocks.

(2) A block is a body of water that flows down the Hunter River and that is predicted to pass through the lower sector reference point in a 24-hour period (starting at midnight on one day and ending immediately before midnight on the following day).

Note—

Lower sector reference point is defined in the Dictionary.

(3) Blocks are to be identified in the River Register by the Services Co-ordinator by means of a unique identification number.

Note—

There will be the same number of blocks as there are days in a year. Each block represents an opportunity for a discharge licence holder to discharge saline water, depending on its classification. This is explained further below.