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Water Act 2000
sec.340Main purpose of ch 2A and its achievement
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### sec.340 Main purpose of ch 2A and its achievement
The main purpose of this chapter is to ensure the delivery of sustainable and secure water supply and demand management for the SEQ region and designated regions.
The purpose is achieved by—
providing for the desired level of service objectives for water security in the SEQ region and designated regions; and
requiring the bulk water supply authority and water service providers for designated regions to have a water security program including plans and strategies to facilitate the achievement of the desired level of service objectives; and
optimising an efficient and reliable supply of water for the SEQ region by providing for the making of—
agreements for the supply of bulk services between SEQ bulk suppliers and bulk water customers; and
a code to decide costs and prices and to regulate the way in which entities supply bulk services.
s 340 ins 2006 No. 23 s 9
amd 2007 No. 57 s 71 ; 2008 No. 34 s 697 ; 2012 No. 39 s 50
(sec.340-ssec.1) The main purpose of this chapter is to ensure the delivery of sustainable and secure water supply and demand management for the SEQ region and designated regions.
(sec.340-ssec.2) The purpose is achieved by— providing for the desired level of service objectives for water security in the SEQ region and designated regions; and requiring the bulk water supply authority and water service providers for designated regions to have a water security program including plans and strategies to facilitate the achievement of the desired level of service objectives; and optimising an efficient and reliable supply of water for the SEQ region by providing for the making of— agreements for the supply of bulk services between SEQ bulk suppliers and bulk water customers; and a code to decide costs and prices and to regulate the way in which entities supply bulk services.
- (a) providing for the desired level of service objectives for water security in the SEQ region and designated regions; and
- (b) requiring the bulk water supply authority and water service providers for designated regions to have a water security program including plans and strategies to facilitate the achievement of the desired level of service objectives; and
- (c) optimising an efficient and reliable supply of water for the SEQ region by providing for the making of— (i) agreements for the supply of bulk services between SEQ bulk suppliers and bulk water customers; and (ii) a code to decide costs and prices and to regulate the way in which entities supply bulk services.
- (i) agreements for the supply of bulk services between SEQ bulk suppliers and bulk water customers; and
- (ii) a code to decide costs and prices and to regulate the way in which entities supply bulk services.
- (i) agreements for the supply of bulk services between SEQ bulk suppliers and bulk water customers; and
- (ii) a code to decide costs and prices and to regulate the way in which entities supply bulk services.