Water Plan (Mary Basin) 2024
sec.29Unallocated water reserved under this plan— Act , s 43
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sec.29 Unallocated water reserved under this plan— Act , s 43
The unallocated water reserved under this plan is held as 1 or more of the following types of reserves— a strategic reserve; an Indigenous reserve; a general reserve. For section 43 (1) (c) of the Act — the volume of unallocated surface water held as a strategic reserve is 70,485ML; and the volume of unallocated surface water held as an Indigenous reserve is 7,040ML; and the volume of unallocated surface water held as a general reserve is 2,360ML. A volume of surface water held as a reserve under subsection (2) must not be exceeded by the combined average annual volume of surface water for all water entitlements granted in accordance with unallocated water release processes related to the reserve. For section 43 (1) (c) of the Act — the volume of unallocated underground water held as an Indigenous reserve is 60ML; and the volume of unallocated underground water held as a general reserve is 40ML. A volume of underground water held as a reserve under subsection (4) must not be exceeded by the combined nominal entitlement for all water licences granted in accordance with unallocated water release processes related to the reserve. (sec.29-ssec.1) The unallocated water reserved under this plan is held as 1 or more of the following types of reserves— a strategic reserve; an Indigenous reserve; a general reserve. (sec.29-ssec.2) For section 43 (1) (c) of the Act — the volume of unallocated surface water held as a strategic reserve is 70,485ML; and the volume of unallocated surface water held as an Indigenous reserve is 7,040ML; and the volume of unallocated surface water held as a general reserve is 2,360ML. (sec.29-ssec.3) A volume of surface water held as a reserve under subsection (2) must not be exceeded by the combined average annual volume of surface water for all water entitlements granted in accordance with unallocated water release processes related to the reserve. (sec.29-ssec.4) For section 43 (1) (c) of the Act — the volume of unallocated underground water held as an Indigenous reserve is 60ML; and the volume of unallocated underground water held as a general reserve is 40ML. (sec.29-ssec.5) A volume of underground water held as a reserve under subsection (4) must not be exceeded by the combined nominal entitlement for all water licences granted in accordance with unallocated water release processes related to the reserve.
- (a) a strategic reserve;
- (b) an Indigenous reserve;
- (c) a general reserve.
- (a) the volume of unallocated surface water held as a strategic reserve is 70,485ML; and
- (b) the volume of unallocated surface water held as an Indigenous reserve is 7,040ML; and
- (c) the volume of unallocated surface water held as a general reserve is 2,360ML.
- (a) the volume of unallocated underground water held as an Indigenous reserve is 60ML; and