Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source Amendment Order 2012 (NSW)

2012 No 296

New South Wales

Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated

Water Source Amendment Order 2012

under the

Water Management Act 2000

I, the Minister for Primary Industries, in pursuance of section 45 (1) (a) of the Water Management Act 2000, being satisfied it is in the public interest to do so, make the following Order to amend the Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2003.

Dated this 26th day of June 2012.

KATRINA HODGKINSON, MP

Minister for Primary Industries

Explanatory note

object of this Order is to amend the Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2003. The concurrence of the Minister for the Environment was obtained prior to the making of this Order.

Published LW 29 June 2012
2012 No 296
Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water

Source Amendment Order 2012

under the
Water Management Act 2000

1.  Name of Order

This Order is the Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water
Source Amendment Order 2012.

2.  Commencement

This Order commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3.  Amendment

The Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2003 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

2012 No 296

Schedule 1 Amendment of Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River

Water Source 2003

[1]      Clause 47 Carrying over of water allocation credits, water allocation account limits and withdrawal of water allocations

Omit clause 47 (6). Insert instead.

(6)

The following rules apply to the management of water allocations in the water
allocation accounts of regulated river (conveyance) access licences:

(a)	water allocations remaining in the water allocation account at the end of the 2011/12 water year may be carried over to the 2012/13 water year only, and
(b)	the maximum volume that may be held in the water allocation account at any time is 2 megalitres per unit share.

[2]      Clause 60 Replenishment flows

Omit clause 60 (1). Insert instead:

(1)	The Minister shall determine the volume of replenishment flows to be provided in any water year that are necessary to meet the domestic and stock requirements for the following, up to the maximum volume specified:
(a) a volume not exceeding 12,000 megalitres per water year to Willandra Creek downstream from Homestead Weir to the Ivanhoe/Balranald Road (Grid Reference 229700 east, 6333000 north, Kilfera Map, 1:100,000, Sheet 7731),

which volume includes water for the township of Ivanhoe and Morrison’s Lake,

(b)	a volume not exceeding 9,000 megalitres per water year to the Marrowie Creek Trust District downstream to Cuba Dam (Grid Reference 266800 east, 6249000 north, Tarwong Map, 1:50,000, Sheet 7730), and
(c)	a volume not exceeding 9,000 megalitres per water year to the Torrigany, Muggabah and Merrimajeel Creeks Trust District downstream to the Murrumbidgil Swamp (Angorra Clump) (Grid Reference 281000 east, 6249000 north, Booligal Map, 1:50,000, Sheet 7830) on Merrimajeel Creek and the point on Muggabah Creek at Grid Reference 279000 east, 6239700 north, Booligal Map, 1:50,000, Sheet 7830).