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PREFACE......................................................................................................................................iv GLOSSARY OF TERMS................................................................................................................v 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................1 1.1 GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT...................................................................................1 1.2 LOWER CAMPASPE VALLEY WSPA...............................................................................1 1.3 DEVELOPMENT OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES....................................................1 1.4 PLAN OBJECTIVES .........................................................................................................2 2 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ...........................................................................................4 2.1 GROUNDWATER SYSTEM..............................................................................................4 2.2 GROUNDWATER USE .....................................................................................................8 2.2.1 Licensed use ................................................................................................................. 8 2.2.2 Domestic and stock use ................................................................................................ 8 2.3 ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERATIONS...............................................................................9 2.3.1 Groundwater salinity .....................................................................................................9 2.3.2 Groundwater interaction with surface water..................................................................9 2.3.3 Groundwater dependent ecosystems ...........................................................................9 3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................................12 3.1 LICENCE ENTITLEMENT...............................................................................................12 3.2 MANAGING GROUNDWATER LEVELS ........................................................................12 3.3 TRANSFER OF LICENCE ENTITLEMENT ....................................................................16 3.3.1 Trading zones..............................................................................................................16 3.3.2 Groundwater level interference ...................................................................................16 3.3.3 Intensive groundwater pumping ..................................................................................18 3.4 CARRYOVER .................................................................................................................20 4 MONITORING PROGRAM...................................................................................................21 4.1 GROUNDWATER LEVELS .............................................................................................21 4.2 GROUNDWATER SALINITY...........................................................................................23 4.2.1 Groundwater user salinity sampling ............................................................................23 4.2.2 Targeted sampling of licensed bores...........................................................................23 4.2.3 Sampling of State observation bores ..........................................................................23 4.3 ACCOUNTING FOR METERED USE ............................................................................24 5 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................25 5.1 EXCLUSIONS FROM PRESCRIPTIONS .......................................................................25 5.2 PROVIDE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ...................................................................25 5.3 PLAN REVIEW................................................................................................................25 5.4 IMPLEMENTATION COSTS ...........................................................................................26 5.5 FUTURE TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS .....................................................................26 6 REFERENCES .....................................................................................................................27 7 SCHEDULE 1 – MONITORING PROGRAM ........................................................................28 i Approval I, Peter Walsh, Minister for Water, approve this management plan in accordance with section 32A(6) of the Water Act 1989. 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