sec.12General outcomes

sec.12 General outcomes

Each of the following is a general outcome for water in the plan area— to provide for the use of all water entitlements and other authorisations in the plan area; to provide for the continued use of all existing overland flow works; to protect the probability of being able to take water under a water allocation; to make water available to support— population growth in towns and communities dependent on surface water resources in the plan area; and growth in industries dependent on surface water resources in the plan area; to make water available in the Lower Burdekin and Haughton subcatchments to support— water supplies for Townsville; and growth in irrigated agriculture in the Lower Burdekin, Gumlu and Bowen areas; and water supplies for other urban, industrial and mining uses; and the natural and artificial recharge of the Lower Burdekin delta groundwater system; to make water available in the Upper Burdekin subcatchment to support— growth in irrigated agriculture; and water supplies for the local government area of the Charters Towers Regional Council and the mining industry; to make water available in the Belyando-Suttor subcatchment to support growth in irrigated agriculture; to make water available in the Bowen and Broken subcatchments to support water supplies for urban, industrial, mining and other uses at Collinsville and in neighbouring areas; to manage access to water to support the ongoing management of the Lower Burdekin delta groundwater system; to encourage continual improvement in the efficient use of water; to support water-related cultural values of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the plan area; to ensure water is available to support natural ecosystem processes. s 12 amd 2017 SL No. 7 s 7

• (a) to provide for the use of all water entitlements and other authorisations in the plan area;
• (b) to provide for the continued use of all existing overland flow works;
• (c) to protect the probability of being able to take water under a water allocation;
• (d) to make water available to support— (i) population growth in towns and communities dependent on surface water resources in the plan area; and (ii) growth in industries dependent on surface water resources in the plan area;
• (i) population growth in towns and communities dependent on surface water resources in the plan area; and
• (ii) growth in industries dependent on surface water resources in the plan area;
• (e) to make water available in the Lower Burdekin and Haughton subcatchments to support— (i) water supplies for Townsville; and (ii) growth in irrigated agriculture in the Lower Burdekin, Gumlu and Bowen areas; and (iii) water supplies for other urban, industrial and mining uses; and (iv) the natural and artificial recharge of the Lower Burdekin delta groundwater system;