sec.49AAssessing impact of decisions

sec.49A Assessing impact of decisions

The groundwater computer program’s simulation for the simulation period for groundwater is used to assess consistency with the environmental flow objectives and water allocation security objectives for groundwater. If it is not practicable to use the groundwater computer program, another assessment method approved by the chief executive may be used. The chief executive may approve an assessment method for subsection (2) only if the chief executive is satisfied the method will assess consistency with the objectives at least as accurately as the groundwater computer program. In this section— groundwater computer program means the MODFLOW computer program or MODHMS computer program. MODFLOW computer program means the department’s computer program and associated data files, and statistical and data processing programs, that simulate groundwater levels, groundwater demand, recharge and groundwater flows in parts of the plan area. MODHMS computer program means the department’s computer program and associated data files, and statistical and data processing programs, that simulate groundwater levels, groundwater demand, recharge, groundwater flows, river flows and seawater intrusion in parts of the plan area. s 49A ins 2009 SL No. 212 s 43 (sec.49A-ssec.1) The groundwater computer program’s simulation for the simulation period for groundwater is used to assess consistency with the environmental flow objectives and water allocation security objectives for groundwater. (sec.49A-ssec.2) If it is not practicable to use the groundwater computer program, another assessment method approved by the chief executive may be used. (sec.49A-ssec.3) The chief executive may approve an assessment method for subsection (2) only if the chief executive is satisfied the method will assess consistency with the objectives at least as accurately as the groundwater computer program. (sec.49A-ssec.4) In this section— groundwater computer program means the MODFLOW computer program or MODHMS computer program. MODFLOW computer program means the department’s computer program and associated data files, and statistical and data processing programs, that simulate groundwater levels, groundwater demand, recharge and groundwater flows in parts of the plan area. MODHMS computer program means the department’s computer program and associated data files, and statistical and data processing programs, that simulate groundwater levels, groundwater demand, recharge, groundwater flows, river flows and seawater intrusion in parts of the plan area.