Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (BURNETT BASIN) 2014

- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 2 September 2017
- Reg 184 of 2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Purposes of plan
   4.      Definitions

CHAPTER 2 - PLAN AREA AND WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES

   5.      Plan area
   6.      Subcatchment areas
   7.      Coastal Burnett overland flow area
   8.      Groundwater management areas
   9.      Groundwater units and groundwater sub-areas
   10.     Information about areas
   11.     Nodes
   12.     Water to which plan applies

CHAPTER 3 - OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER

   13.     Outcomes for water in plan area
   14.     Economic outcomes
   15.     Social outcomes
   16.     Ecological outcomes

CHAPTER 4 - PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES

   PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW OBJECTIVES

           Division 1 - Surface water

   17.     Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives
   18.     Environmental flow objectives

           Division 2 - Groundwater in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area

   19.     Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives—groundwater-dependent ecosystems
   20.     Environmental flow objectives

   PART 2 - WATER ALLOCATION SECURITY OBJECTIVES

   21.     Performance indicators for water allocation security objectives
   22.     Water allocation security objectives

CHAPTER 5 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES

   PART 1 - STRATEGIES FOR BOTH SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER

           Division 1 - General provisions

   23.     Application of pt 1
   24.     Decisions to be consistent with objectives
   25.     Assessing impact of decisions about surface water, and groundwater in Three Moon Creek groundwater sub-area
   26.     Assessing impact of decisions about groundwater in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area

           Division 2 - Interim arrangements and directions to chief executive about applications

   27.     Application of div 2
   28.     Applications for water licence to take or interfere with surface water made before 29 May 2003
   29.     Additional criteria for deciding applications about surface water if works existed on 14 December 2000—Act, s 210(1)(c)
   30.     Direction to chief executive about non-acceptance of application to take surface water
   31.     Direction to chief executive about refusal of application to take groundwater in a relevant groundwater management area
   32.     Interim arrangements for rules for taking or sharing water in particular water supply schemes—Act, s 46(2)(l)
   33.     Particular provisions of the resource operations plan cease to have effect—Act, s 106A(3)

           Division 3 - Unallocated water

              Subdivision 1 - General reserve, strategic reserve and strategic water infrastructure reserve

   34.     Unallocated water held as general reserve, strategic reserve and strategic water infrastructure reserve
   35.     Purpose for which unallocated water may be granted
   36.     Reserve volumes
   37.     Period for which water is granted from strategic reserve for particular State purpose
   38.     Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance
   39.     Period for which water is granted from strategic reserve for particular Indigenous purpose

              Subdivision 2 - Process for granting unallocated water

   40.     Statement of process—Regulation, s 18

              Subdivision 3 - Authorised taking of, or interference with, water without water entitlement

   41.     Taking water for stock or domestic purposes

           Division 4 - Three Moon Creek Water Supply Scheme

              Subdivision 1 - Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence

   42.     Management of water allocations

              Subdivision 2 - Converting authorisations to water allocations to take supplemented water

   43.     Purpose of sdiv 2
   44.     Application of sdiv 2
   45.     Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   46.     Location for taking water under water allocation
   47.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   48.     Nominal volume for water allocation
   49.     Priority group for water allocation
   50.     Conditions for water allocation

   PART 2 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SURFACE WATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   51.     Application of pt 2
   52.     Restrictions on taking water from waterholes or lakes

           Division 2 - Bundaberg Water Supply Scheme

              Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

   53.     Application of div 2
   54.     Definition for div 2

              Subdivision 2 - Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence

   55.     Management of water allocations

              Subdivision 3 - Converting authorisations to water allocations to take supplemented water

   56.     Purpose of sdiv 3
   57.     Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   58.     Water to be distributed under distribution operations licence
   59.     Location for taking water under water allocation
   60.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   61.     Nominal volume for water allocation
   62.     Priority group for water allocation

           Division 3 - Upper Burnett Water Supply Scheme

   63.     Amending Burnett Water allocations in resource operations plan

           Division 4 - Interference with water in a watercourse, lake or spring

   64.     Application of div 4
   65.     Limitations on interference with water
   66.     Interference with water to enable taking of water for stock or domestic purposes
   67.     Interference with water for provision of pumping pool
   68.     Interference with water to improve security for town water supply
   69.     Interference with water related to the granting of unallocated water

           Division 5 - Existing water allocations to take supplemented and unsupplemented water

   70.     Purpose of div 5
   71.     Existing water allocations to take supplemented water
   72.     Existing water allocations to take unsupplemented water
   73.     Amendment of particular water allocations

           Division 6 - Converting authorisations to water allocations to take unsupplemented water

   74.     Purpose of div 6
   75.     Application of div 6
   76.     Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   77.     Location for taking water under water allocation
   78.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   79.     Nominal volume for water allocation
   80.     Maximum rate for taking water
   81.     Annual volumetric limit for water allocation
   82.     Conditions for water allocation
   83.     Water allocation group

           Division 7 - Water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring

              Subdivision 1 - Form of water licence

   84.     Elements of water licence to take water from watercourse, lake or spring

              Subdivision 2 - Amendment of water licences to achieve plan outcomes

   85.     Definition for sdiv 2
   86.     Purpose to be stated on water licence
   87.     Maximum rates for water licence
   88.     Nominal entitlement for water licence
   89.     Conditions for water licence
   90.     Storing water taken under water licence

           Division 8 - Regulating overland flow water

   91.     Limitation on taking overland flow water—Act, s 20
   92.     Granting water licences for using particular existing overland flow works
   93.     Water licence to take overland flow water
   94.     (Repealed)

   PART 3 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR GROUNDWATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   95.     Purpose of pt 3
   96.     Application of pt 3
   97.     Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20
   98.     (Repealed)

           Division 2 - Taking groundwater for stock or domestic purposes in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area

   99.     Taking groundwater for stock or domestic purposes using works constructed before 30 November 2007
   100.    Taking groundwater for stock or domestic purposes using works constructed on or after 30 November 2007

           Division 3 - Water licences to take groundwater

              Subdivision 1 - General

   101.    Elements of water licences

              Subdivision 2 - Amendment of water licences to achieve plan outcomes

   102.    Definition for sdiv 2
   103.    Purpose to be stated on water licence
   104.    Conditions for water licence

              Subdivision 3 - Dealing with prescribed existing groundwater works and groundwater-dependent activities

   105.    Taking groundwater using prescribed existing groundwater works
   106.    Granting water licences
   107.    Nominal entitlements for authorisation

           Division 4 - Converting authorisations to water allocations to take unsupplemented groundwater

   108.    Purpose of div 4
   109.    Application of div 4
   110.    Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   111.    Location for taking water under water allocation
   112.    Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   113.    Nominal volume for water allocation
   114.    Annual volumetric limit for water allocation
   115.    Water allocation group for water allocation
   116.    Conditions for water allocation

           Division 5 - Limitation on interfering with groundwater in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area

   117.    Limitation on interference with groundwater—Act, s 20

           Division 6 - Water licences to interfere with groundwater in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area

   118.    Interference with groundwater by particular excavations

CHAPTER 6 - MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

   119.    Monitoring and reporting requirements
   120.    (Repealed)

CHAPTER 7 - IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

   121.    Implementation schedule
   122.    Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57

CHAPTER 8 - REPEAL

   123.    Repeal
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