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Water Act 1989
22LContents of a long-term water resources assessment
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22L Contents of a long-term water resources assessment
A long-term water resources assessment must identify whether or not either or both of the following has occurred—
(a) there has been any decline in the long-term availability of surface water or groundwater and whether the decline has fallen disproportionately on the environmental water reserve or on the allocation of water for consumptive purposes;
(b) there has been any deterioration in waterway health for reasons related to flow.
S. 22M inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 11.