Water Regulation 2016
sec.79Projected regional average urban demand for SEQ region
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sec.79 Projected regional average urban demand for SEQ region
The bulk water supply system is to be able to supply enough water to meet the projected regional average urban demand. The bulk water supply authority must— work out the projected regional average urban demand in collaboration with the SEQ service providers, and publicly publish the projection in the way stated in the SEQ water security program; and assess annually whether the projected regional average urban demand or latest projected regional average urban demand is still current, and publicly publish the outcome of the assessment in the way stated in the SEQ water security program. In this section— projected regional average urban demand means the demand, expressed in litres for each person for each day, for residential and non-residential water use that is estimated for the SEQ region for each year over the next 30 years. (sec.79-ssec.1) The bulk water supply system is to be able to supply enough water to meet the projected regional average urban demand. (sec.79-ssec.2) The bulk water supply authority must— work out the projected regional average urban demand in collaboration with the SEQ service providers, and publicly publish the projection in the way stated in the SEQ water security program; and assess annually whether the projected regional average urban demand or latest projected regional average urban demand is still current, and publicly publish the outcome of the assessment in the way stated in the SEQ water security program. (sec.79-ssec.3) In this section— projected regional average urban demand means the demand, expressed in litres for each person for each day, for residential and non-residential water use that is estimated for the SEQ region for each year over the next 30 years.
- (a) work out the projected regional average urban demand in collaboration with the SEQ service providers, and publicly publish the projection in the way stated in the SEQ water security program; and
- (b) assess annually whether the projected regional average urban demand or latest projected regional average urban demand is still current, and publicly publish the outcome of the assessment in the way stated in the SEQ water security program.