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WATER RESOURCE (WHITSUNDAY) PLAN 2010 - REG 22
Matters to be considered for environmental management rules
22 Matters to be considered for environmental management rules
(1) In deciding the environmental management rules to be included in the
resource operations plan, the chief executive is to consider— (a) the
streamflows required to maintain the following— (i) the longitudinal
connectivity of low flow habitats throughout the subcatchment areas in the
plan area;
(ii) the wetted habitats at riffles and other streambed features;
(iii) the natural seasonality of flows and zero flows;
(iv) the replenishment
of refuge pools that enable movement of instream biota;
(v) groundwater
flows;
(vi) the contributions from aquifers to the flow of water in
watercourses;
(vii) the lateral connectivity between rivers in the plan area
and their adjacent riverine environments, including floodplains; and
(b) the
impact the taking of, or proposed taking of, or interfering with, water may
have on the following— (i) water quality;
(ii) the natural movement of
sediment and nutrients;
(iii) the inundation of habitats;
(iv) the movement
of fish and other aquatic animals;
(v) the recreation and aesthetic values of
the plan area;
(vi) cultural values including, for example, cultural values
of local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.
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