sec.49FMatters to be considered for water sharing rules

sec.49F Matters to be considered for water sharing rules

In deciding the water sharing rules to be included in the resource operations plan for authorisations to take groundwater in a part of the groundwater management area, the chief executive must consider— any water sharing rules for the authorisations existing immediately before the plan amendment day; and the local availability of water that may be taken from aquifers, baseflow, streamflows or waterholes, and the connectivity of surface water and groundwater; and the environmental flow objectives stated in schedule 4 , part 5 or 6 ; and the water allocation security objectives stated in schedule 5 , part 3 ; and the operating arrangements and supply requirements for water infrastructure and environmental management rules under the resource operations plan; and the daily volumetric limits, monthly volumetric limits or quarterly volumetric limits for the water entitlements; and the annual volumetric limits for water allocations, decided under sections 22B and 49N ; and the nominal entitlements for water licences decided under sections 22B and 49U ; and the impact of the taking on authorisations in the part of the groundwater management area; and the impact of the taking on the movement of the seawater intrusion front; and the proximity of any water bores to the seawater intrusion front; and the electrical conductivity of the groundwater taken under the authorisations. Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. s 49F ins 2009 SL No. 212 s 45 (sec.49F-ssec.1) In deciding the water sharing rules to be included in the resource operations plan for authorisations to take groundwater in a part of the groundwater management area, the chief executive must consider— any water sharing rules for the authorisations existing immediately before the plan amendment day; and the local availability of water that may be taken from aquifers, baseflow, streamflows or waterholes, and the connectivity of surface water and groundwater; and the environmental flow objectives stated in schedule 4 , part 5 or 6 ; and the water allocation security objectives stated in schedule 5 , part 3 ; and the operating arrangements and supply requirements for water infrastructure and environmental management rules under the resource operations plan; and the daily volumetric limits, monthly volumetric limits or quarterly volumetric limits for the water entitlements; and the annual volumetric limits for water allocations, decided under sections 22B and 49N ; and the nominal entitlements for water licences decided under sections 22B and 49U ; and the impact of the taking on authorisations in the part of the groundwater management area; and the impact of the taking on the movement of the seawater intrusion front; and the proximity of any water bores to the seawater intrusion front; and the electrical conductivity of the groundwater taken under the authorisations. (sec.49F-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.