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Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017
sec.41Protecting the flow of water to groundwater-dependent ecosystems
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sec.41 Protecting the flow of water to groundwater-dependent ecosystems
The chief executive must not make the decision unless the cumulative drawdown for the groundwater-dependent ecosystem, after making the decision, would be less than 0.4m. A water management protocol must include ways for the chief executive to estimate the cumulative drawdown, or otherwise be satisfied the cumulative drawdown, for a groundwater-dependent ecosystem after making a particular decision is less than 0.4m. See section 58 (2) (a) .