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Water Resources Act 2007
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19 Water access entitlements
(1) A water access entitlement is an entitlement to the amount of surface
water or ground water stated in the entitlement.
(2) The amount must be stated as the lesser of—
(a) a percentage of the total amount of the surface water or ground
water available for taking from time to time in the water
management area stated in the entitlement; and
(b) a stated maximum volume.
Note Because a water access entitlement entitles the holder to a percentage of
the water available for taking, and that amount is likely to vary from time
to time, the entitlement does not guarantee that a particular volume of
water, or any water, will be available under the entitlement.