5Critical water supplies declared by Act

5 Critical water supplies declared by Act

5 Critical water supplies declared by Act

(1) The following are declared to be critical town or locality water supplies—

(a) the water supply for the following towns or localities—

(i) the locality that includes Dubbo, Wellington, Warren, Nyngan and Cobar,

(ii) the locality that includes Tamworth, Moonbi and Kootingal,

(iii) the locality that includes Orange, Spring Hill, Lucknow and Molong and the area serviced by the Central Tablelands Water County Council water supply system,

(iv) the locality that includes Cobar and Nyngan,

(v) the locality that includes Walgett,

(vi) the locality that includes Bourke,

(vii) the locality that includes Bourke and the Darling River between Bourke and its junction with the Murray River,

(viii) the locality that includes Warren,

(b) any water supply for a town or locality described in Schedule 1.

(2) The regulations may amend Schedule 1 to insert, alter or omit a description of a town or locality.

(3) Before making a recommendation to the Governor for the making of a regulation of a kind referred to in subsection (2), the Minister is required to obtain the concurrence of the Minister administering the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.