Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (LOGAN BASIN) 2007 - REG 44

44 Matters chief executive must consider

(1) In deciding the operating arrangements and supply requirements for water infrastructure, the chief executive must consider—

(a) the impact of the infrastructure’s operation on the following—

(i) water quality;

(ii) instream water levels;

(iii) erosion of the bed and banks of watercourses;

(iv) riparian vegetation;

(v) the extent to which artificial variations in instream water levels and flows may adversely affect natural ecosystems;

(vi) recreation and aesthetic values;

(vii) cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of the traditional owners of the area; and

(b) the impact of the infrastructure on the movement of fish and other aquatic species; and

(c) the impact on natural ecosystems of the transfer of water between watercourses; and

(d) the likelihood of fish deaths caused by the operation of the infrastructure; and

(e) the joint operation of all the infrastructure; and

(f) any system operating plan applying to the plan area; and

(g) any regional water security program for the SEQ region.

(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.