Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

WATER PLAN (GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN AND OTHER REGIONAL AQUIFERS) 2017 - REG 26

26 Taking water for stock or domestic purposes

(1) A person may take—

(a) water from a groundwater unit or groundwater sub-area mentioned in subsection (3) for stock purposes; and

(b) water in the plan area for domestic purposes.

(2) However, water may be taken under subsection (1) only if—

(a) the water is taken using a water bore that has a water tight delivery system; and

(b) the taking will result in the cumulative drawdown for a groundwater-dependent ecosystem being less than 0.4m; and

(c) the taking will result in the drawdown at a location from which another person is authorised to take water under a water licence or particular authorisation being less than the maximum drawdown.

Note—

A water management protocol must include ways for the chief executive to—

1 estimate the cumulative drawdown, or otherwise be satisfied the cumulative drawdown, for a groundwater-dependent ecosystem as a result of a taking of water is less than 0.4m,; and

2 estimate the drawdown at a location, or otherwise be satisfied the drawdown at a location, as a result of a taking of water is less than the maximum drawdown.

See section 58 (2).

(3) For subsection (1) (a)—

(a) the groundwater units are the following—

• Betts Creek beds

• Mulgildie North Hutton

• Normanton

• Winton Mackunda; and

(b) the groundwater sub-areas are the following—

• Cape Rolling Downs

• Crows Nest Marburg

• Crows Nest Woogaroo

• Eastern Downs Marburg

• Eastern Downs Precipice

• Eastern Downs Springbok Walloon

• Gatton Esk Road Marburg

• Gatton Esk Road Woogaroo

• Mulgildie North Precipice

• Mulgildie South Precipice

• Murphys Creek Marburg

• Murphys Creek Woogaroo

• Redbank Creek Woogaroo

• Southern Clarence Moreton Marburg

• Southern Clarence Moreton Walloon

• Southern Clarence Moreton Woogaroo.