Water Regulation 2016
sec.81Minimum operating levels and essential minimum supply volume
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sec.81 Minimum operating levels and essential minimum supply volume
Each of the following dams will not reach its minimum operating level more than once in every 10,000 years on average— Baroon Pocket Dam; Hinze Dam; Wivenhoe Dam. The bulk water supply system— will be able to supply the essential minimum supply volume; and will not be reduced to being able to supply only the essential minimum supply volume more than once in every 10,000 years on average. In this section— essential minimum supply volume means the volume needed to supply an average of 100L for each person for each day for residential and non-residential water use. (sec.81-ssec.1) Each of the following dams will not reach its minimum operating level more than once in every 10,000 years on average— Baroon Pocket Dam; Hinze Dam; Wivenhoe Dam. (sec.81-ssec.2) The bulk water supply system— will be able to supply the essential minimum supply volume; and will not be reduced to being able to supply only the essential minimum supply volume more than once in every 10,000 years on average. (sec.81-ssec.3) In this section— essential minimum supply volume means the volume needed to supply an average of 100L for each person for each day for residential and non-residential water use.
- (a) Baroon Pocket Dam;
- (b) Hinze Dam;
- (c) Wivenhoe Dam.
- (a) will be able to supply the essential minimum supply volume; and
- (b) will not be reduced to being able to supply only the essential minimum supply volume more than once in every 10,000 years on average.