Water Plan (Mary Basin) 2024
sec.17Water plan outcomes—social
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sec.17 Water plan outcomes—social
The social water plan outcomes for this plan are— to maintain— the availability of water to which this plan applies for the supply of urban water to towns and communities dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and the flows of water to which this plan applies that support water-related aesthetic, community and recreational values; and to provide water to which this plan applies— for stock purposes and domestic purposes in the plan area; and to meet increased demand, because of an increase in population, for the supply of urban water to towns and communities dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and to make water to which this plan applies available to support the social aspirations of the traditional owners of the plan area; and to manage and allocate underground water in the underground water management area to minimise seawater intrusion into the Cooloola Sandmass aquifer.
- (a) to maintain— (i) the availability of water to which this plan applies for the supply of urban water to towns and communities dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and (ii) the flows of water to which this plan applies that support water-related aesthetic, community and recreational values; and
- (i) the availability of water to which this plan applies for the supply of urban water to towns and communities dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and
- (ii) the flows of water to which this plan applies that support water-related aesthetic, community and recreational values; and
- (b) to provide water to which this plan applies— (i) for stock purposes and domestic purposes in the plan area; and (ii) to meet increased demand, because of an increase in population, for the supply of urban water to towns and communities dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and
- (i) for stock purposes and domestic purposes in the plan area; and
- (ii) to meet increased demand, because of an increase in population, for the supply of urban water to towns and communities dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and
- (c) to make water to which this plan applies available to support the social aspirations of the traditional owners of the plan area; and
- (d) to manage and allocate underground water in the underground water management area to minimise seawater intrusion into the Cooloola Sandmass aquifer.
- (i) the availability of water to which this plan applies for the supply of urban water to towns and communities dependent on the water resources for the plan area; and
- (ii) the flows of water to which this plan applies that support water-related aesthetic, community and recreational values; and
- (i) for stock purposes and domestic purposes in the plan area; and