South Australian Current Regulations

GROUND WATER (QUALCO-SUNLANDS) CONTROL REGULATIONS 2018 - REG 7

7—Categories of land

        (1)         Irrigated land in the Scheme Area is divided into category 1 land and category 2 land.

        (2)         The division of irrigated land under subregulation (1) is based on the classification of irrigated land under section 33 of the Act as being at a high, medium or low risk of irrigation induced waterlogging and salinisation in respect of rising levels of the ground water mound and in respect of rising levels of the perched water table so that—

            (a)         land is category 1 land if it is—

                  (i)         at high risk from rising levels of the ground water mound or the perched water table; or

                  (ii)         at medium risk from rising levels of the ground water mound and the perched water table; and

            (b)         land is category 2 land if it is—

                  (i)         at medium risk from rising levels of the ground water mound and at low risk from rising levels of the perched water table; or

                  (ii)         at low risk from rising levels of the ground water mound but at medium or low risk from rising levels of the perched water table.