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WATER PLAN (BAFFLE CREEK BASIN) 2010 - SCHEDULE 9
SCHEDULE 9 – Dictionary
"annual flow volume" , for a point on a watercourse or a node, means the total
volume of flow, at the point or node, in a period of 12 months starting on 1
July.
"authorisation" means a water licence, water permit or other authority to take
water given under the Act or the repealed Act, other than a permit for stock
or domestic purposes.
"catchment area" see section 5 .
"daily volumetric limit" , for a water licence, means the maximum volume of
water that may be taken under the licence in a day.
"existing overland flow works" means works allowing the taking of overland
flow water that—
(a) were in existence on 27 September 2008; or
(b) were
started by, but not completed, on 27 September 2008 and— (i) if a variation
to a moratorium notice was granted for the works under section 27 of the Act
—have been, or are being, completed in accordance with the moratorium
notice, as varied; or
(ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply—were
completed by 27 March 2009; or
(c) for works mentioned in the moratorium
notice published on 16 July 2004 and amended on 27 September 2008 as works to
which the moratorium notice does not apply—were started before the
commencement of this plan.
"existing water licence" means a water licence in force immediately before the
commencement of this plan.
"flow regime" means the entire range of flows at a point in a watercourse,
including variations in the watercourse height, discharge, seasonality, annual
variability and event duration.
"general reserve" means a volume of unallocated water available for allocation
for any purpose.
"IQQM computer program" means the department’s Integrated Quantity and
Quality Modelling computer program, and associated statistical analysis and
reporting programs, that simulate daily stream flows, flow management,
storages, releases, infrastructure, water diversions, water demands and other
hydrologic events in the plan area.
"maximum drawdown limit" means the water level, below the water level for full
supply, at which pumping from a lake is prohibited.
"mean annual flow" , at a point on a watercourse or a node, means the total
volume of flow at the point or node in the simulation period, divided by the
number of years in the simulation period.
"median annual flow" , at a point on a watercourse or a node, means the annual
flow volume at the point or node that is equalled or exceeded in 50% of the
years in the simulation period.
"monthly volumetric limit" , for a water licence, means the maximum volume of
water that may be taken under the licence in a month.
"node" see section 8 .
"nominal entitlement" see the Water Regulation 2016, section 28 .
"plan area" means the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1 .
"pre-development flow pattern" means the pattern of water flows, during the
simulation period, decided by the chief executive using the IQQM computer
program as if— (a) there were no dams or other water infrastructure in the
plan area; and
(b) no water was taken under authorisations in the plan area.
"project of regional significance" means a project the chief executive
considers, under section 27 , to be a project of regional significance for the
plan area.
"project of State significance" means a project declared under the
State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 26 , to be
a significant project.
"pumping pool" means a pool of water near a pump in a watercourse, lake or
spring that ensures the water level of the watercourse, lake or spring is
appropriate to enable the pump to function properly.
"resource operations plan" means the resource operations plan to implement
this plan. Note— See the Act, section 1266.
"simulation period" means the period from 1 July 1889 to 30 June 2007.
"started" , for existing overland flow works, means all of the following apply
to the existing overland flow works— (a) construction of the works had
physically begun or, if construction had not physically begun, a contract had
been entered into to begin construction;
(b) an independently verifiable
construction program existed for progressive construction towards completion
of the works;
(c) detailed design plans existed showing, among other things,
the extent of the works;
(d) if a permit was required for the works under the
repealed Local Government Act 1993 , section 940 —the permit had been
issued;
(e) if a development permit was required for the works—the permit
had been given.
"State purpose" means— (a) a project of State significance; or
(b) a
project of regional significance; or
(c) town water supply.
"strategic reserve" means a volume of unallocated water available only for
allocation for a State purpose.
"subcatchment area" see section 6 .
"this plan" means this water resource plan.
"traditional owners" , of an area, means the Aboriginal people who identify as
descendants of the original inhabitants of the area.
"unallocated water" means water available for allocation in the plan area.
"waterhole" means a part of a watercourse that contains water after the
watercourse ceases to flow, other than a part of a watercourse that is within
the storage area of a dam on the watercourse.
"works that allow the taking of overland flow water" include— (a) storages,
sumps, drains, embankments, channels and pumps for taking, or that can be used
for taking, overland flow water; and
(b) storages that are connected to the
works mentioned in paragraph (a); and
(c) works that make, or that can be
used to make, the original connection between the storages mentioned in
paragraph (b) and the works mentioned in paragraph (a).
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