Water Resource (Border Rivers) Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2007 (Qld)

Queensland Water Resource (Border Rivers) Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2007 Subordinate Legislation 2007 No. 126 made under the WaterAct2000 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Water resource plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 11 (Environmental flow objective (s 10(a))). . . . 2 4 Replacement of s 12 (Environmental flow objectives (s 10(b) to (e))) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12 Environmental flow objectives (s 10(b) to (e)) . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 13 (Environmental flow objectives (assessing impact of decisions)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 15 (Water allocation security objectives). . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of sch 2 (Node descriptions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Insertion of new sch 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s4 Water Resource (Border Rivers) Amendment Plan No. 126, 2007 (No. 1) 2007 1 Short title This water resource plan may be cited as the Water Resource (Border Rivers) Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2007 . 2 Water resource plan amended This water resource plan amends the Water Resource (Border Rivers) Plan 2003. 3 Amendment of s 11 (Environmental flow objective (s 10(a))) (1) Section 11, from ‘61%’— omit, insert— ‘60.8% of the pre-development flow pattern using scenario BOR0609U.’. (2) Section 11— insert— ‘(2) In this section— scenario BOR0609U means the scenario of hydrological events— (a) simulated using the IQQM computer program; and (b) agreed to between the State and New South Wales for working out water sharing rules to meet the environmental flow objective.’. 4 Replacement of s 12 (Environmental flow objectives (s 10(b) to (e))) Section 12— omit, insert— ‘12 Environmental flow objectives (s 10(b) to (e)) ‘The environmental flow objectives are that at each node mentioned in schedule 2A, column 1, the extent to which a performance indicator mentioned in schedule 2A, column 2, for the node, expressed as a percentage of the same indicator

s5 3 s6 Water Resource (Border Rivers) Amendment Plan No. 126, 2007 (No. 1) 2007 for the pre-development flow pattern, is less than the lower percentage, or more than the higher percentage, of the range stated in schedule 2A, column 3, for the indicator be minimised.’. 5 Amendment of s 13 (Environmental flow objectives (assessing impact of decisions)) Section 13(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) at each node mentioned in schedule 2A, column 1, a performance indicator, mentioned in schedule 2A, column 2, for the node be— (i) not less than the lesser of the following— (A) the lower percentage of the range stated in schedule 2A, column 3, for the indicator; (B) the indicator immediately before the decision is made; and (ii) not more than the greater of the following— (A) the higher percentage of the range stated in schedule 2A, column 3, for the indicator; (B) the indicator immediately before the decision is made.’. 6 Amendment of s 15 (Water allocation security objectives) (1) Section 15(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) the annual volume probability for a water allocation group be at least— (i) for taking unsupplemented water—the annual volume probability for the group immediately before the decision is made; and (ii) for taking supplemented water in the Macintyre Brook water supply scheme—the annual volume

s7 4 s8 Water Resource (Border Rivers) Amendment Plan No. 126, 2007 (No. 1) 2007 probability for the group immediately before the decision is made; and (iii) for taking other supplemented water—34%; and’. (2) Section 15— insert— ‘(2) In this section— Macintyre Brook water supply scheme means the area that consists of— (a) Coolmunda Dam (including the ponded area) on the Macintyre Brook; and (b) the part of Macintyre Brook from the Coolmunda Dam to its confluence with the Dumaresq River.’. 7 Amendment of sch 2 (Node descriptions) Schedule 2, authorising section— omit, insert— ‘section 7(2)’. 8 Insertion of new sch 2A After schedule 2— insert— ‘Schedule 2A Performance indicator ranges sections 12 and 13 Column 1 Node A Column 2 Performance indicator low flow summer flow Column 3 Range (%) 66–133 66–133

s8 5 s8 Water Resource (Border Rivers) Amendment Plan No. 126, 2007 (No. 1) 2007 Column 1 Node B C D E F G Column 2 Performance indicator beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding Column 3 Range (%) 37–133 44–133 66–138 66–133 29–133 29–133 66–133 66–151 58–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–152 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–155 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–138 66–133

s8 6 s8 Water Resource (Border Rivers) Amendment Plan No. 126, 2007 (No. 1) 2007 Column 1 Node H I J Column 2 Performance indicator 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding low flow summer flow beneficial flooding 1 in 2 year flooding Column 3 Range (%) 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133 66–133’. ENDNOTES 1 Approved by the Governor in Council on 14 June 2007. 2 Notified in the gazette on 15 June 2007. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Natural Resources and Water. © State of Queensland 2007