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Water Sharing Plan for the Clarence River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 [2016-381] New South Wales Status information Currency of version Current version for 6 January 2017 to date (accessed 17 February 2020 at 11:30) Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation. Provisions in force The provisions displayed in this version of the legislation have all commenced. See Historical Notes Note: This Plan ceases to have effect on 30.6.2026—see cl 3. Authorisation This version of the legislation is compiled and maintained in a database of legislation by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office and published on the NSW legislation website, and is certified as the form of that legislation that is correct under section 45C of the Interpretation Act 1987. File last modified 6 January 2017. Published by NSW Parliamentary Counsel’s Office on www.legislation.nsw.gov.au Page 1 of 113 Water Sharing Plan for the Clarence River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 [NSW] Water Sharing Plan for the Clarence River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 [2016-381] New South Wales Contents Part 1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 7 Note .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 1 Name of Plan........................................................................................................................................................ 7 2 Nature and status of Plan..................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Commencement ................................................................................................................................................... 7 4 Application of Plan................................................................................................................................................ 7 5 Extraction management units for these water sources ...................................................................................... 10 6 Understanding the rules of this Plan .................................................................................................................. 12 7 Interpretation ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Part 2 Vision, objectives, strategies and performance indicators................................................ 12 Note ................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 8 Vision statement................................................................................................................................................. 12 9 Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................................................ 12 10 Objectives........................................................................................................................................................... 12 11 Strategies ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 12 Performance indicators ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Part 3 Bulk access regime ................................................................................................................................ 14 13 Bulk access regime ............................................................................................................................................ 14 14 Climatic variability............................................................................................................................................... 15 Part 4 Planned environmental water provisions.................................................................................... 15 Notes .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15 15 General............................................................................................................................................................... 15 16 Commitment and identification of planned environmental water........................................................................ 15 17 Establishment and maintenance of planned environmental water ..................................................................... 16 Part 5 Requirements for water........................................................................................................................ 17 Current version for 6 January 2017 to date (accessed 17 February 2020 at 11:30) Page 2 of 113 Water Sharing Plan for the Clarence River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016 [NSW] Division 1 General................................................................................................................................................. 17 18 Application.......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Division 2 Requirements for water for basic landholder rights ..................................................... 18 19 Domestic and stock rights .................................................................................................................................. 18 20 Native title rights................................................................................................................................................. 20 21 Harvestable rights .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Division 3 Requirements for water for extraction under access licences ................................ 21 22 Share components of domestic and stock access licences ............................................................................... 21 23 Share components of local water utility access licences.................................................................................... 23 24 Share components of unregulated river access licences ................................................................................... 23 25 Share components of unregulated river (high flow) access licences ................................................................. 25 26 Share components of aquifer access licences ................................................................................................... 26 Part 6 Limits to the availability of water..................................................................................................... 26 Note ................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Division 1 Long-term average annual extraction limits ..................................................................... 26 27 General............................................................................................................................................................... 26 28 Volume of the long-term average annual extraction limits.................................................................................. 26 29 Calculation of current levels of annual extraction............................................................................................... 27 30 Assessment of average annual extractions against long-term average annual extraction limits ....................... 27 31 Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limits for the EMUs ................................................. 28 32 Compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit for the Clarence River Coastal Floodplain Alluvial Groundwater Source ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Division 2 Available water determinations ............................................................................................... 28 33 General............................................................................................................................................................... 28 34 Available water determinations for these connected water sources made at the commencement of this Plan . 29 35 Available water determinations for these connected water sources after the first water year of this Plan......... 29 36 Available water determinations for the Bielsdown River Water Source, Blicks River Water Source, Upper Nymboida River Water Source and Wild Cattle Creek Water Source ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 37 Available water