sec.12Outcomes for management and allocation of water in plan area

sec.12 Outcomes for management and allocation of water in plan area

Water is to be managed and allocated in a way that— seeks to achieve a sustainable balance between the following outcomes— to protect the flow of water to groundwater-dependent ecosystems that support significant cultural or environmental values; to protect the continued use of authorisations to take or interfere with water; to maintain, and if practicable increase, water pressure in aquifers to preserve the supply of water to bores; to make water available for future development and social and cultural activities that depend on water, including for the aspirations of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders; to encourage the efficient use of water by requiring water bores to have watertight delivery systems or be controlled; to facilitate the operation of efficient water markets and opportunities for the temporary or permanent movement of water; and recognises the state of aquifers and groundwater-dependent ecosystems has changed because of the taking of, and interfering with, water.

• (a) seeks to achieve a sustainable balance between the following outcomes— (i) to protect the flow of water to groundwater-dependent ecosystems that support significant cultural or environmental values; (ii) to protect the continued use of authorisations to take or interfere with water; (iii) to maintain, and if practicable increase, water pressure in aquifers to preserve the supply of water to bores; (iv) to make water available for future development and social and cultural activities that depend on water, including for the aspirations of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders; (v) to encourage the efficient use of water by requiring water bores to have watertight delivery systems or be controlled; (vi) to facilitate the operation of efficient water markets and opportunities for the temporary or permanent movement of water; and
• (i) to protect the flow of water to groundwater-dependent ecosystems that support significant cultural or environmental values;
• (ii) to protect the continued use of authorisations to take or interfere with water;
• (iii) to maintain, and if practicable increase, water pressure in aquifers to preserve the supply of water to bores;
• (iv) to make water available for future development and social and cultural activities that depend on water, including for the aspirations of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders;
• (v) to encourage the efficient use of water by requiring water bores to have watertight delivery systems or be controlled;
• (vi) to facilitate the operation of efficient water markets and opportunities for the temporary or permanent movement of water; and
• (b) recognises the state of aquifers and groundwater-dependent ecosystems has changed because of the taking of, and interfering with, water.