New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE NORTH COAST FRACTURED AND POROUS ROCK GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2016 - REG 67

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(1) This Plan may be amended to include rules for the following:

(a) managed aquifer recharge,

Note : Managed aquifer recharge schemes involve taking water such as recycled water or urban stormwater, treating it and then storing it in underground aquifers under controlled conditions. This water can then be extracted at a later time.

(b) any new category of access licence established for the purpose of urban stormwater harvesting,

(c) the interception of water before it reaches a stream or aquifer by plantations or other means,

(d) the management of salt interception schemes,

(e) the management of aquifer interference activities, including the granting of aquifer interference approvals.

(2) Consequential amendments may be made to this Plan as a result of an amendment to the Act or regulations.

(3) This Plan may be amended following the granting of a native title claim pursuant to the provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth to give effect to an entitlement granted under that claim.

(4) This Plan may be amended after Year 5 of this Plan to provide rules for the protection of water-dependent Aboriginal cultural assets to do any of the following:

(a) identify water-dependent Aboriginal cultural assets,

(b) amend the access rules to protect water-dependent Aboriginal cultural assets,

(c) restrict the granting and amending of water supply work approvals to protect water-dependent Aboriginal cultural assets,

(d) amend the dealing rules to protect water-dependent Aboriginal cultural assets.

(5) Any amendment under subclause (4) will take into account the socio-economic impacts of the proposed change and the environmental water requirements of the water source.

(6) Before making an amendment pursuant to subclause (4) the Minister should consult with relevant Government agencies and stakeholders.