Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsIn this Schedule:
"Australian water access entitlement" means a perpetual or ongoing entitlement, by or under a law of a State, to exclusive access to a share of the water resources of a water resource plan area or other water management area.
"Australian water allocation" means the specific volume of water allocated to an Australian water access entitlement in a given water accounting period.
"dewpoint temperature" means the temperature to which air must be cooled, at constant pressure and constant moisture content, to reach saturation.
"downward longwave exposure" means the total amount of terrestrial electromagnetic energy that falls on a specified unit horizontal surface.
"downward longwave irradiance" means the longwave irradiance emitted from the sky that falls on a specified unit horizontal surface.
"dry-bulb air temperature" means the temperature of air, measured by a thermometer freely exposed to the air but shielded from radiation and moisture.
"electrical conductivity" , in relation to water, means the capacity of the water to transmit a flow of electricity, and is a common measure of the salinity of the water.
"exposure" means the measure of the energy received per unit area.
"global solar exposure" means the total amount of electromagnetic energy emitted from the sun that falls on a specified unit horizontal surface.
"global solar irradiance" means the irradiance emitted from the sun that falls on a specified unit horizontal surface.
"irradiance" means the measure of the rate of electromagnetic energy received per unit area.
"major storage" means any water storage that has a storage capacity of 1 GL or more.
"minor storage" means any water storage in which water is stored for taking and that meets the following criteria:
(a) it is not a major storage;
(b) it has a storage capacity of 100 ML or more;
(c) it is not used primarily for the precipitation of ash;
(d) it is not a mine tailings dam;
(e) it is not managed by an urban infrastructure operator primarily for the purposes of flood management or pollution abatement.
"net exposure" means the net global solar exposure plus the net longwave exposure.
"net global solar exposure" means the global solar exposure less the reflected global solar exposure.
"net global solar irradiance" means the global solar irradiance less the reflected global solar irradiance.
"net irradiance" means the net global solar irradiance plus the net longwave irradiance.
"net longwave exposure" means the downward longwave exposure less the upward longwave exposure.
"net longwave irradiance" means the downward longwave irradiance less the upward longwave exposure.
"reflected global solar exposure" means the total amount of electromagnetic energy emitted from the sun that is reflected from the ground and irradiates a specified unit horizontal surface from underneath.
"reflected global solar irradiance" means the irradiance emitted from the sun that is reflected from the ground and irradiates a specified unit horizontal surface from underneath.
"self extract" means to take water directly from a water resource for the use of the person who takes the water, but does not include taking water:
(a) to provide it to another person; or
(b) under a stock and domestic right; or
(c) from an infrastructure operator.
"State aquifer framework information" means any water information in the aquifer framework used by a State.
"State NGIS information" means any water information in a State's National Groundwater Information System (NGIS) database.
"tidal limit" , in relation to a watercourse, means the maximum upstream location on the watercourse at which a tidal variation in water level is observed.
"total nitrogen concentration" , in relation to a water sample, means the total concentration of all forms of nitrogen found in the water sample, including nitrate, nitrite, ammonia - N and organic forms of nitrogen.
"total phosphorus concentration" , in relation to a water sample, means the total concentration of all forms of phosphorus found in the water sample.
"total suspended solids" , in relation to a water sample, means the measure of the particles mixed in the water sample.
"turbidity" means the measure of the light scattering properties of water, and is an indicator of the presence of suspended solids.
"upward longwave exposure" means the total amount of terrestrial electromagnetic energy emitted from the Earth's surface that irradiates a specified unit horizontal surface from underneath.
"upward longwave irradiance" means the longwave irradiance emitted by the Earth's surface that irradiates a specified unit horizontal surface from underneath.
"urban recycled water information" means information about the treatment and reuse of urban wastewater.
"urban stormwater information" means information about water in the urban stormwater drainage system.
"urban wastewater information" means information about wastewater that is disposed of through a sewerage system.
"urban water supply information" means information about water supplied by urban water utilities.
"vapour pressure deficit" means the difference between the amount of moisture in the air and how much moisture the air can hold when it is saturated.
"water-equivalent precipitation" means the depth of water that would result if solid precipitation were melted.
"water management area" means an area (however described) used by an agency of the Commonwealth or an agency of a State for the purposes of managing surface water or ground water.
Note: The following are examples of water management areas:
(a) river basins;
(b) catchments;
(c) aquifers;
(d) water sources;
(e) sustainable diversion limit resource units.
"water storage" means a body of water that is naturally occurring, is impounded by a constructed barrier or is within an excavation, and includes ponds, swamps, lakes, wetlands, weirs, dams, basins, reservoirs and open pits.
"wet-bulb air temperature" means the temperature of air measured by a thermometer that has its bulb wrapped in wet muslin.
"wind run" means the product of the average wind speed and the period over which that average speed was measured.
Part 2 -- Subcategories in category 1--surface water resource information
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
1a | Level of a watercourse (other than a water storage), expressed in metres |
1b | Discharge of a watercourse (other than a water storage), expressed in cumecs |
Part 3 -- Subcategories in category 2--ground water resource information
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
2a | Ground water level, expressed in metres |
2b | Ground water pressure, expressed in kilopascals |
2d | State aquifer framework information |
2e | State NGIS information |
Part 4 -- Subcategories in category 3--water storage information
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
3a | Level of water in a major storage, expressed in metres |
3b | Volume of water in a major storage, expressed in megalitres |
3c | Volume of water released from a major storage, expressed in megalitres |
3d | Total volume of water delivered to a major storage, expressed in megalitres |
3da | Volume of water delivered to a major storage from each water source, expressed in megalitres |
3e | Volume of water in a minor storage, expressed in megalitres |
3f | A list of major storages owned, operated or regulated by the person required to give the information |
Part 5 -- Subcategories in category 4--meteorological information
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information | |
4a | Accumulated precipitation depth, including the water - equivalent precipitation depth, expressed in millimetres | |
4b | Wind speed (expressed in metres per second), wind direction, and wind run (expressed in kilometres over a specified period) | |
4c | Evaporation, expressed in millimetres per day | |
4d | Global solar exposure, reflected global solar exposure, downward longwave exposure, upward longwave exposure, and net exposure, each expressed in joules per square metre | |
4e | Global solar irradiance, reflected global solar irradiance, downward longwave irradiance, upward longwave irradiance, and net irradiance, each expressed in watts per square metre | |
4f | Dry - bulb air temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius | |
4g | Wet - bulb air temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius | |
4h | Relative humidity, expressed as a percentage | |
4i | Vapour pressure deficit, expressed in millibars | |
4j | Dewpoint temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius | |
Part 6 -- Subcategories in category 5--water use information
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
5a | Total volume of surface water take in each water management area, expressed in megalitres |
5b | Volume of surface water take for irrigation networks in each water management area, expressed in megalitres |
5c | Volume of surface water returned from irrigation networks to a watercourse in each water management area, expressed in megalitres |
5d | Volume of surface water take (excluding take for irrigation networks) in each water management area, expressed in megalitres |
5e | Volume of water delivered to a surface water resource through inter - basin transfer (excluding transfers relating to water trades) in each water management area, expressed in megalitres |
5f | Volume of ground water extracted under each ground water licence, expressed in megalitres |
5g | Volume of ground water extracted in each water management area, otherwise than under a ground water licence, expressed in megalitres |
5h | Volume of water delivered to a ground water resource for aquifer replenishment in each water management area, expressed in megalitres |
Note: For the definition of irrigation network , see section 7 of the Act.
Part 7 -- Subcategories in category 6--information about water rights, allocations and trades
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
6a | Water access rights |
6b | Trades or leases of Australian water access entitlements and irrigation rights |
6c | Trades of Australian water allocations |
6d | Formal announcements of Australian water allocations |
6e | Permits to operate or construct a minor storage |
6f | Permits to self extract water from a bore |
6g | Permits to self extract water from a watercourse |
Part 8 -- Subcategories in category 7--information about urban water management
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
7a | Urban water supply information, provided as volumes and expressed in megalitres, of a kind specified for the purposes of this item in the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements (see regulation 1.06). |
7b | Urban wastewater information, provided as volumes and expressed in megalitres, of a kind specified for the purposes of this item in the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements (see regulation 1.06). |
7c | Urban recycled water information, provided as volumes and expressed in megalitres, of a kind specified for the purposes of this item in the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements (see regulation 1.06). |
7d | Urban stormwater information, provided as volumes and expressed in megalitres, of a kind specified for the purposes of this item in the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements (see regulation 1.06). |
Part 9 -- Subcategory in category 8--information about water restrictions
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
8a | Water use restriction announcements |
Part 10 -- Subcategories in category 9--water quality information
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
9a | Electrical conductivity of surface water above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in microsiemens per centimetre at 25 °C |
9b | Electrical conductivity of ground water, expressed in microsiemens per centimetre at 25 °C |
9c | Total suspended solids concentration of surface water collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in milligrams per litre |
9d | Turbidity of surface water above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in nephelometric turbidity units |
9e | Total phosphorus concentration of a surface water sample collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in milligrams per litre |
9f | Total nitrogen concentration of a surface water sample collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in milligrams per litre |
9g | pH of surface water collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse |
9ga | pH of ground water |
9h | Temperature of surface water collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in degrees Celsius |
Part 11 -- Subcategories in category 11--water information for flood warning purposes
Subcategory number | Description of subcategory information |
11a | Level of a watercourse, expressed in metres |
11b | Discharge of a watercourse, expressed in cumecs |
11c | Accumulated precipitation depth, including the water - equivalent precipitation depth, expressed in millimetres |