Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (PIONEER VALLEY) 2002

- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 6 December 2016
- Reg 379 of 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

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

   PART 2 - AREAS AND WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES

   4.      Plan area
   5.      Subcatchment areas
   5A.     Groundwater management area and groundwater sub-areas
   5B.     Watercourse area and declaration about watercourse—Act, s 1006(2)
   6.      Information about areas
   7.      Nodes
   8.      Water to which plan applies

   PART 3 - OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER

           Division 1 - Outcomes for plan area

   8A.     Outcomes for water in plan area
   9.      General outcomes for surface water and groundwater
   9A.     General outcomes for groundwater
   10.     General ecological outcomes for surface water and groundwater

           Division 2 - Specific ecological outcomes for surface water

   11.     Application of div 2
   12.     Estuaries
   13.     Blacks Creek and Pioneer River
   14.     Subcatchment areas 2, 3 and 4
   15.     Subcatchment area 12
   16.     Palm Tree Creek
   17.     Silver Creek
   18.     Teemburra Creek

           Division 3 - General ecological outcomes for groundwater

   18A.    General ecological outcomes

   PART 4 - PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES

           Division 1 - Environmental flow objectives

              Subdivision 1 - Surface water

   19.     Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives
   20.     Environmental flow objectives

              Subdivision 2 - Groundwater

   20A.    Environmental flow objectives
   20B.    Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives—relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystems
   20C.    Performance indicator for environmental flow objectives—seawater intrusion

           Division 2 - Water allocation security objectives

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

   PART 4A - GENERAL STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES FOR SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER

           Division 1 - Particular strategies for achieving outcomes

   22A.    (Repealed)
   22B.    Nominal entitlement or annual volumetric limit

           Division 2 - Moratorium notices and arrangements for applications made before 25 June 2003

   22C.    Continued effect of moratorium notice published on 20 September 2000—Act, s 46(3)
   22D.    Continued effect of moratorium notice published on 25 June 2003 and subsequently amended—Act, s 46(3)
   22E.    (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Measuring devices

   22F.    (Repealed)
   22G.    Electrical conductivity—groundwater

   PART 5 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES (SURFACE WATER)

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   23.     Decisions consistent with objectives
   24.     Assessing impact of decisions
   25.     Taking or interfering with water from waterholes or lakes

           Division 2 - Dealing with unallocated water under a resource operations plan

   26.     Matters chief executive must consider
   27.     Licences for unallocated surface water in subcatchment area 12

           Division 3 - Deciding operational and supply arrangements for water infrastructure

   28.     (Repealed)
   29.     Matters chief executive must consider

           Division 4 - Water licences to take declared water

   30.     (Repealed)
   30A.    Granting water licences to take declared water

           Division 5 - Converting authorisations to water allocations

              Subdivision 1 - General provisions

   31.     Definition for div 5
   32.     Application of div 5
   33.     Conditions of authorisations
   34.     Location for taking surface water
   35.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation

              Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)

              Subdivision 3 - Unsupplemented water

   39.     Volume of unsupplemented water
   40.     Nominal volume for unsupplemented water
   41.     Annual volumetric limit for unsupplemented water
   42.     Monthly volumetric limits
   43.     Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water
   44.     Conditions for unsupplemented water allocations
   45.     Water allocation groups for unsupplemented water allocations

           Division 6 - Licences for taking unsupplemented water

   46.     Water licences to take unsupplemented water
   47.     Nominal entitlement
   48.     Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water
   48A.    Purpose to be stated on water licence

           Division 7 - Taking declared water for stock or domestic purposes

   48B.    Taking declared water for stock or domestic purposes authorised

   PART 5A - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES (GROUNDWATER)

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   49.     Decisions consistent with objectives
   49A.    Assessing impact of decisions
   49B.    Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20(2)
   49C.    Restrictions on taking groundwater
   49D.    Decisions not to increase amount of groundwater taken

           Division 2 - Environmental management rules, water sharing rules and water allocation change rules

   49E.     Matters to be considered for environmental management rules
   49F.    Matters to be considered for water sharing rules
   49G.    Matters to be considered for water allocation change rules

           Division 3 - Unallocated groundwater

   49H.    Unallocated groundwater

           Division 4 - Authorisations for purpose other than stock or domestic purposes

   49I.    Taking groundwater using existing works authorised

           Division 5 - Granting water licences

   49J.    Granting water licences for authorisation 4

           Division 6 - Converting authorisations to water allocations

   49K.    Application of div 6
   49L.    Elements of a water allocation
   49M.    Nominal volume
   49N.    Annual volumetric limit
   49O.    Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   49P.    Conditions for water allocations
   49Q.    Water allocation groups

           Division 7 - Amending water licences

              Subdivision 1 - Amending particular water licences

   49R.    Authorisations 5, 14, 15 and 16—Act, s 217

              Subdivision 2 - Amending water licences generally

   49S.    Application of sdiv 2
   49T.    Elements of water licences
   49U.    Nominal entitlement
   49V.    Purpose to be stated on water licence
   49W.    Conditions may be imposed on water licences

              Subdivision 3 - Annual entitlements for particular water licences

   49X.    Authorisation 8, 10 or 12
   49Y.    Authorisation 5, 13 or 15
   49Z.    Announced entitlement

           Division 8 - Review of particular water licences

   49ZA.   Process and criteria for review

           Division 9 - Authorisations for stock or domestic purposes

   49ZB.   Taking groundwater authorised

           Division 10 - Miscellaneous

   49ZC.   (Repealed)

   PART 6 - MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

   50.     Monitoring and reporting requirements
   51.     (Repealed)
   52.     (Repealed)

   PART 7 - IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN

   53.     Priorities for converting to, or granting, water allocations
   54.     Implementation schedule

   PART 8 - AMENDING PLAN

   55.     (Repealed)
   56.     Minor amendment of plan—Act, s 57
   57.     Amending or replacing plan
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