Water Plan (Mary Basin) 2024
sec.16Water plan outcomes—economic
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sec.16 Water plan outcomes—economic
The economic water plan outcomes for this plan are— to provide for the continued effect of all water entitlements and other authorisations to take or interfere with water to which this plan applies; and to protect the availability of water to which this plan applies that is water that may be taken under a water entitlement; and to maintain the availability of water to which this plan applies for industries dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and to provide for mechanisms that support growth in industries dependent on the water resources for the plan area, including, for example— agriculture; and energy storage and generation; and tourism; and to make water to which this plan applies available, and to provide for water entitlements to take or interfere with the water, to support the economic aspirations of the traditional owners of the plan area; and to support the effective and efficient implementation and operation of the market in water allocations.
- (a) to provide for the continued effect of all water entitlements and other authorisations to take or interfere with water to which this plan applies; and
- (b) to protect the availability of water to which this plan applies that is water that may be taken under a water entitlement; and
- (c) to maintain the availability of water to which this plan applies for industries dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and
- (d) to provide for mechanisms that support growth in industries dependent on the water resources for the plan area, including, for example— (i) agriculture; and (ii) energy storage and generation; and (iii) tourism; and
- (i) agriculture; and
- (ii) energy storage and generation; and
- (iii) tourism; and
- (e) to make water to which this plan applies available, and to provide for water entitlements to take or interfere with the water, to support the economic aspirations of the traditional owners of the plan area; and
- (f) to support the effective and efficient implementation and operation of the market in water allocations.
- (i) agriculture; and
- (ii) energy storage and generation; and
- (iii) tourism; and