sec.58Water management protocol

sec.58 Water management protocol

A water management protocol must be prepared for the plan area. The water management protocol must address the following matters for the plan area— for sections 26 (2) (b) , 28 (2) (c) and 41 , ways for the chief executive to, for a groundwater-dependent ecosystem— estimate the cumulative drawdown after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water; or otherwise be satisfied that the cumulative drawdown, after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water, would be less than 0.4m; for sections 26 (2) (c) , 28 (2) (d) and 42 , ways for the chief executive to— estimate the drawdown at a location after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water; or otherwise be satisfied that the drawdown at a location, after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water, would be less than the maximum drawdown; the rules for relocating a water licence; the water sharing rules and seasonal water assignment rules for water licences; the monitoring and reporting requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan, which must support the preparation of reports about the plan under section 49 of the Act . The water management protocol may also declare zones. See section 10 . Subsection (2) does not limit the matters that may be stated in the water management protocol. (sec.58-ssec.1) A water management protocol must be prepared for the plan area. (sec.58-ssec.2) The water management protocol must address the following matters for the plan area— for sections 26 (2) (b) , 28 (2) (c) and 41 , ways for the chief executive to, for a groundwater-dependent ecosystem— estimate the cumulative drawdown after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water; or otherwise be satisfied that the cumulative drawdown, after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water, would be less than 0.4m; for sections 26 (2) (c) , 28 (2) (d) and 42 , ways for the chief executive to— estimate the drawdown at a location after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water; or otherwise be satisfied that the drawdown at a location, after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water, would be less than the maximum drawdown; the rules for relocating a water licence; the water sharing rules and seasonal water assignment rules for water licences; the monitoring and reporting requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan, which must support the preparation of reports about the plan under section 49 of the Act . The water management protocol may also declare zones. See section 10 . (sec.58-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit the matters that may be stated in the water management protocol.

• (a) for sections 26 (2) (b) , 28 (2) (c) and 41 , ways for the chief executive to, for a groundwater-dependent ecosystem— (i) estimate the cumulative drawdown after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water; or (ii) otherwise be satisfied that the cumulative drawdown, after making a particular decision or a particular taking of water, would be less than 0.4m;