Part 3 Discharge rules

Part 3 Discharge rules

Note—

This Part sets out the discharge rules, which are aimed at ensuring that discharges of saline water into the Hunter River catchment do not cause a salinity target to be exceeded (clause 17).

Under the discharge rules, saline water may be discharged only from an authorised discharge point (clause 19) during a site discharge period (clause 20). The maximum volume of saline water that may be discharged from an authorised discharge point is:

(a) in relation to a high flow block—the volume discharge limit (as calculated in accordance with Division 3) or the tributary protection limit for the authorised discharge point, whichever is the lower (clause 22A), and

(b) in relation to a flood flow block—the tributary protection limit for the authorised discharge point (clause 26).

pt 3, note: Ins 2016 (775), Sch 1 [16].