Water Management Act 2000
Schedule 11Categories of access licence
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Schedule 11 Categories of access licence
Schedule 11 Categories of access licence
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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | | Entitlement | Purpose | Regulated river | Unregulated river, estuary, lake or aquifer | | Water Act 1912 | | Section 12 or section 13 licence | Town water supply (held otherwise than by local water utility) | Regulated river (high security) [Town water supply] | Domestic and stock [Town water supply] | | | Recreation (high security) | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Recreation (low security) | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Stock | Domestic and stock [Stock] | Domestic and stock [Stock] | | | Domestic | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | | | Stock and domestic | Domestic and stock | Domestic and stock | | | Railway | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Industrial | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Industrial (low security) | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Industrial (sand and gravel) | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Power generation | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Mining | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Mining (low security) | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Irrigation | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | A component irrigation | Regulated river (general security—A class) | Nil | | | B component irrigation | Regulated river (general security—B class) | Nil | | | Farming | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Feedlot | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Horticulture (including citrus, grapes, pecans) | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Pisciculture | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Aquaculture | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Experimental/research | Regulated river (high security) [Research] | Unregulated river [Research] | | | Teaching | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Commercial | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | Section 13A licence | Irrigation | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Stock and domestic | Domestic and stock | Domestic and stock | | | Horticulture (including citrus, grapes, pecans) | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | Section 20B authority (not high flow) | Town water supply (other than local water utility) | Regulated river (high security) [Town water supply] | Domestic and stock [Town water supply] | | | Recreation (high security) | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Recreation (low security) | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Stock | Domestic and stock [Stock] | Domestic and stock [Stock] | | | Domestic | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | | | Stock and domestic | Domestic and stock | Domestic and stock | | | Industrial | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Industrial (low security) | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Mining | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Irrigation | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | A component irrigation | Regulated river (general security—A class) | Nil | | | B component irrigation | Regulated river (general security—B class) | Nil | | | Farming | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Horticulture (including citrus, grapes, pecans) | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Pisciculture | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Aquaculture | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Experimental/research | Regulated river (high security) [Research] | Unregulated river [Research] | | | Teaching | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Commercial | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | Section 20CA authority | Stock | Domestic and stock [Stock] | Nil | | Section 20L licence | Town water supply (other than local water utility) | Regulated river (high security) [Town water supply] | Domestic and stock [Town water supply] | | | Domestic | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | | | Stock | Domestic and stock [Stock] | Domestic and stock [Stock] | | | Stock and domestic | Domestic and stock | Domestic and stock | | | Industrial | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Industrial (low security) | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Mining | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Irrigation | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | | Horticulture | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | | Citrus | Regulated river (high security) | Unregulated river | | Section 38B authority | Stock | Domestic and stock [Stock] | Nil | | | Domestic | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | Nil | | | Stock and domestic | Domestic and stock | Nil | | | Irrigation | Regulated river (general security) | Nil | | | Horticulture (including citrus and grapes) | Regulated river (high security) | Nil | | | Town water supply | Regulated river (high security) [Town water supply] | Nil | | | Industrial | Regulated river (high security) | Nil | | Section 112 (1) (a) licence | Domestic | Not applicable | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | | | Stock | Not applicable | Domestic and stock [Stock] | | | Stock and domestic | Not applicable | Domestic and stock | | | Town water supply (held otherwise than by local water utility) | Not applicable | Aquifer [Town water supply] | | | Experimental/research | Not applicable | Aquifer [Research] | | | Any other purpose | Not applicable | Aquifer | | Section 112 (1) (b) right | Any purpose other than stock or domestic | Nil | Aquifer | | Section 188 licence | Urban water | Major utility [Urban water] | Major utility [Urban water] | | | Power generation | Major utility [Power generation] | Major utility [Power generation] | | Water supply works pursuant to a written agreement or approval under section 8 | Stock | Domestic and stock [Stock] | Domestic and stock [Stock] | | | Domestic | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | | | Stock and domestic | Domestic and stock | Domestic and stock | | | Any other purpose | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river | | Irrigation Corporations Act 1994 | | Irrigation corporation licence | Recreation (high security) | Regulated river (high security) | Nil | | | Recreation (low security) | Regulated river (general security) | Nil | | | Stock and domestic | Domestic and stock | Nil | | | Town water supply (other than local water utility) | Regulated river (high security) [Town water supply] | Nil | | | Conveyance | Murrumbidgee Irrigation (conveyance), Coleambally Irrigation (conveyance), Regulated river (conveyance) | Nil | | | Industrial | Regulated river (high security) | Nil | | | Irrigation | Regulated river (general security) | Nil | | | Horticulture | Regulated river (high security) | Nil | | Water Administration Act 1986 | | Water supply works pursuant to a written agreement or approval under section 12 | Stock | Domestic and stock [Stock] | Domestic and stock [Stock] | | | Domestic | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | Domestic and stock [Domestic] | | | Stock and domestic | Domestic and stock | Domestic and stock | | | Any other purpose | Regulated river (general security) | Unregulated river |