Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 (NSW)
New South Wales
Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin
Groundwater Sources 2020
under the
Water Management Act 2000
I, Melinda Pavey, the Minister for Water, Property and Housing do, by this Order, in
pursuance of section 50 of the Water Management Act 2000, make the following
Minister’s plan, being the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin
Groundwater Sources 2020.
| Dated this | 29th | day of | June | 2020. |
MELINDA PAVEY, MP
Minister for Water, Property and Housing
Explanatory note
This Plan replaces the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources
2008.
This Order is made under section 50 of the Water Management Act 2000. The concurrence of the
Minister for Energy and Environment was obtained prior to the making of this Plan.
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Contents
| Part 1 | Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3 | |||||||||||
| Part 2 | Vision, objectives, strategies and performance indicators .................................. 7 | |||||||||||
| Part 3 | Bulk access regime............................................................................................ 16 | |||||||||||
| Part 4 | Environmental water provisions ....................................................................... 18 | |||||||||||
| Part 5 | Requirements for water ..................................................................................... 20 | |||||||||||
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| Part 6 | Limits to the availability of water ..................................................................... 23 | |||||||||||
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| Part 7 | Rules for granting access licences .................................................................... 27 | |||||||||||
| Part 8 | Operation of water allocation accounts ............................................................. 28 | |||||||||||
| Part 9 | Rules for water supply work approvals ............................................................. 30 | |||||||||||
| Part 10 | Access licence dealing rules ............................................................................. 39 | |||||||||||
| Part 11 | Mandatory conditions ....................................................................................... 43 | |||||||||||
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| Part 12 | Amendment of this Plan .................................................................................... 50 | |||||||||||
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Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin
Groundwater Sources 2020
Notes.
1 In accordance with section 48 of the Water Management Act 2000, the Minister is to take all reasonable steps to give effect to the provisions of this Plan when exercising functions under the Act.
2 In accordance with section 49 of the Water Management Act 2000, public authorities must also have regard to the provisions of this Plan to the extent they apply to the public authority.
3 The Minister may amend this Plan at any time under section 45 of the Water Management Act 2000, including if satisfied it is in the public interest to do so, or in such circumstances, in relation to such matters and to such extent as Part 12 provides.
| Part 1 | Introduction |
1 Name of Plan
This Plan is the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater
Sources 2020 (this Plan).
2 Nature and status of Plan
(1) This Plan is made under section 50 of the Water Management Act 2000 (the Act). (2) This Plan is a plan for water sharing and generally deals with the matters set out in sections 20 and 21 of the Act, as well as other sections of the Act.
Note. Where a provision of this Plan is made for the purposes of another section of the Act, the section is referred to in the notes to this Plan.
3 Commencement
This Plan commences on 1 July 2020.
Notes.
1 This Plan replaces the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin
Groundwater Sources 2008.
2 In accordance with section 43 of the Act, this Plan will have effect for 10 years from 1 July 2020. In accordance with section 43A of the Act, the Minister may extend this Plan for a further period of 10 years after it is due to expire.
4 Application of Plan
(1) This Plan applies to the following water sources known as the NSW Great Artesian
Basin Groundwater Sources within the Border Rivers Water Management Area,
Gwydir Water Management Area, Namoi Water Management Area, Central West
Water Management Area and Western Water Management Area (the groundwatersources):
(a) the Central Groundwater Source,
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(b) the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source, (c) the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source, (d) the Surat Groundwater Source, (e) the Warrego Groundwater Source. Note.
The Border Rivers Water Management Area, Gwydir Water Management Area, Namoi published in the NSW Government Gazette No 180 on 23 November 2001 at page 9389.
Water Management Area, Central West Water Management Area and Western Water
(2) The boundaries of the groundwater sources are shown on the Plan Map (WSP040_Version 2) Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020 (the Plan Map), held by the Department. Notes.
1 The Plan Map shows the extent of the groundwater sources. The extent of the groundwater sources below the surface of the ground is described in subclauses (3) –
(5).
2 The Plan Map is part of this Plan and is available on the NSW legislation website. An overview of the Plan Map is shown in Appendix 1.
(3) Subject to subclause (5), the waters in the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source and the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source comprise all water contained within:
(a) all rocks of Cretaceous, Jurassic and Cenozoic age, and (b) all unconsolidated alluvial sediments below the surface of the ground within the boundaries of the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source and the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source shown on the Plan Map. Note. Unconsolidated alluvial sediments is defined in the Dictionary. (4) Subject to subclause (5), the waters in the Surat Groundwater Source, the Warrego
Groundwater Source and the Central Groundwater Source comprise all water
contained within all rocks of Cretaceous and Jurassic age at a depth of more than 60
metres below the ground level within boundaries of the Surat Groundwater Source,
the Warrego Groundwater Source and the Central Groundwater Source shown on thePlan Map. (5) The groundwater sources do not include any water contained in the following:
(a) the water sources to which the Water Sharing Plan for the Darling Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 applies,
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(b) the water sources to which the Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 applies,
(c) the water sources to which the Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie- Castlereagh Groundwater Sources 2020 applies,
(d) the water sources to which the Water Sharing Plan for the Namoi Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 applies,
(e) the water sources to which the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Alluvial Groundwater Sources 2020 applies,
(f) the water sources to which the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Groundwater Sources 2020 applies,
(g) the water sources to which the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 applies,
(h) the water sources to which the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Murray Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources 2020 applies.
(6) The high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems for the purposes of this Plan are:
(a) shown on the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Map (GDE025_Version 1), Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin
Groundwater Sources 2020 (the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent
Ecosystem Map), held by the Department, or
(b) identified in Schedule 2. Notes. 1 Groundwater-dependent ecosystem is defined in the Dictionary.
2 The High Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Map is part of this Plan and is available on the NSW legislation website. An overview of the High Priority Groundwater- Dependent Ecosystem Map is shown in Appendix 2.
3 A map of the high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems identified in Schedule 2 is shown in Appendix 3.
5 Interpretation
(1) Unless otherwise defined in this Plan, words and expressions that are defined in the Act or in the regulations made under the Act have the same meaning in this Plan.
(2) Words and expressions that are defined in the Dictionary to this Plan have the meaning set out in the Dictionary.
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(3) Unless otherwise specified in this Plan, a clause that applies to a category of access licence also applies to any subcategories of that category of access licence. (4) The Dictionary and Schedules to this Plan form part of this Plan. (5) The Plan Map and the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Map form part of this Plan. (6) Notes in the text of this Plan do not form part of this Plan. (7) Appendices to this Plan do not form part of this Plan.
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| Part 2 | Vision, objectives, strategies and performance indicators |
| Notes. |
1 This Part is made in accordance with section 35 (1) of the Act.
2 This Part describes broad objectives, which are the long-term outcomes of this Plan and are not directly measured but evaluated by considering the cumulative achievement of the associated targeted objectives. Targeted objectives described in this Part are specific outcomes that can be achieved by the strategies in this Plan and can be directly measured so that success or failure to achieve the objective can be quantified.
6 Acknowledgement
Respect is paid to the traditional owners of this country, who are acknowledged as the first natural resource managers within the Border Rivers Water Management Area, Gwydir Water Management Area, Namoi Water Management Area, Central West Water Management Area and Western Water Management Area.
7 Vision statement
The vision for this Plan is to provide for the following:
(a) the protection of the condition of the groundwater sources and their dependent ecosystems,
(b) the continuing productive extraction of groundwater for economic benefit, (c) the social and cultural benefits to urban and rural communities that result from groundwater extraction,
(d) the spiritual, social, customary and economic benefits of groundwater to Aboriginal communities.
8 Environmental objectives
(1) The broad environmental objective of this Plan is to protect the condition of the
groundwater sources and their groundwater-dependent ecosystems over the term ofthis Plan.
(2) The targeted environmental objectives of this Plan are as follows:
(a) to protect the extent and condition of high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems,
(b) to contribute to the maintenance of salinity levels within water quality target ranges that support high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems,
(c) to contribute to the prevention of structural damage to an aquifer of the groundwater sources resulting from groundwater extraction.
Note. Structural damage to an aquifer is defined in the Dictionary.
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(3) The strategies for reaching the targeted environmental objectives of this Plan are as follows:
(a) reserve all water for the environment in excess of the limits to the availability of water,
Note. Part 4 reserves all water remaining above the long-term average annual extraction limits for the environment.
(b) manage extractions under access licences and basic landholder rights within the limits to the availability of water,
Note. Part 6 manages extraction of groundwater within the long-term average annual extraction limits.
(c) manage the construction and use of water supply works to minimise impacts on high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems and groundwater quality,
Note. Part 9 sets provisions that manage the location, construction and use of water supply works to prevent impacts on high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems and from sources of contaminated water.
(d) reduce the volume of water lost through inefficient infrastructure by phasing out the use of bore drains in the exercise of basic landholder rights.
Note. This Plan includes provisions for the management of domestic and stock
(conveyance) access licences which, when granted, are intended to be used in the
management of inefficient water distribution systems.
(4) The performance indicator used to measure the success of the strategies for reaching
the broad environmental objective in subclause (1) is an evaluation of the extent to
which the combined outcomes of the targeted objectives in subclause (2) havecontributed to achieving the broad objective. (5) The performance indicators used to measure the success of the strategies for reaching
the targeted environmental objectives in subclause (2) are the changes in trends in
ecological condition during the term of this Plan as assessed using one or more of thefollowing:
(a) the extent and recorded condition of high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems,
(b) the recorded condition of target populations of high priority groundwater- dependent native vegetation,
(c) the recorded values of total dissolved solids, Notes.
1 Total dissolved solids will be used as a measure of salinity levels. 2 Total dissolved solids is defined in the Dictionary.
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(d) the recorded values of groundwater levels and pressures, (e) the extent of bore drains in use.
(6) In evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies in meeting the objectives in this clause, the following will be relevant:
(a) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan have been implemented and complied with,
(b) the extent to which changes in the performance indicators can be attributed to the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan,
(c) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) support achievement of the environmental objectives,
(d) the extent to which external influences on the groundwater sources and their dependent ecosystems have affected progress toward achieving the environmental objectives.
Note. External influences may include long- and short-term climate trends, land use patterns and other factors.
9 Economic objectives
(1) The broad economic objective of this Plan is to provide access to groundwater to
optimise economic benefits for groundwater-dependent businesses and localeconomies.
(2) The targeted economic objectives of this Plan are as follows:
(a) to provide groundwater trading opportunities for groundwater-dependent businesses,
Note. Trading is a generic term referring to dealings under Division 4 of Part 2 of
Chapter 3 of the Act.
(b) to provide access to groundwater in the long term for groundwater-dependent businesses,
(c) to contribute to the maintenance of groundwater salinity levels within ranges that maintain a beneficial use category that supports groundwater-dependent businesses.
Note. Beneficial use category is defined in the Dictionary.
(3) The strategies for reaching the targeted economic objectives of this Plan are as follows:
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(a) provide a clear framework for sharing water among water users, Note. Part 6 provides certainty in how available water is determined and shared between individual access licence holders and different categories of access licences.
(b) where possible and subject to assessment of local impacts, provide for flexibility of access to water and trade of water allocations and entitlements within the groundwater sources,
Notes.
1 The account management provisions in Part 8, including those relating to the amount of water that may be carried over from one water year to the next, and the volume of water that can be taken in any water year, provide flexibility for water users. 2 The provisions in Part 10 permit a variety of dealings within environmental and resource constraints, including assignment of rights under access licences and assignment of water allocations between access licences. (c) manage extractions to specified limits over the long term, Note. Managing extractions to limits over the long term ensures the groundwater will be available for future beneficial economic uses.
(d) manage the construction and use of water supply works to minimise impacts on groundwater pressures and groundwater quality.
(4) The performance indicator used to measure the success of the strategies for reaching the broad economic objective in subclause (1) is an evaluation of the extent to which the combined outcomes of the targeted economic objectives in subclause (2) have contributed to achieving the broad objective. (5) The performance indicators used to measure the success of the strategies for reaching
the targeted economic objectives in subclause (2) are the changes or trends in
economic benefits during the term of this Plan as assessed using one or more of thefollowing:
(a) the economic benefits of water extraction and use, (b) the economic benefits of water trading as demonstrated by: (i) the annual number or volume of share components of access licences
transferred or assigned, and
(ii) the weighted average unit price of share components of access licences
transferred or assigned, and
Note. Weighted average unit price is defined in the Dictionary.
(iii) the annual volume of water allocations assigned, and
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(iv) the weighted average unit price of water allocations assigned,
(c) the recorded values of total dissolved solids, (d) the recorded values of groundwater levels and pressures.
(6) In evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies in meeting the objectives in this clause, the following will be relevant:
(a) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan have been implemented and complied with,
(b) the extent to which the changes in the economic benefits of water extraction and use can be attributed to the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan,
(c) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) support achievement of the economic objectives,
(d) the extent to which external influences on groundwater-dependent businesses have affected progress towards achieving the economic objectives.
Note. External influences may include trends in urban, agricultural and industrial development, energy costs, commodity prices, interest rates, technology advances, climate and changes in industry policy or regulation.
10 Aboriginal cultural objectives
(1) The broad Aboriginal cultural objective of this Plan is to maintain the spiritual, social, customary and economic values and uses of groundwater by Aboriginal people.
(2) The targeted Aboriginal cultural objectives of this Plan are as follows:
(a) to provide access to groundwater in the exercise of native title rights, (b) to provide access to groundwater for Aboriginal cultural use, (c) to protect groundwater-dependent culturally significant areas,
Note. Groundwater-dependent culturally significant area is defined in the Dictionary.
(d) to contribute to the maintenance of groundwater salinity levels within existing ranges that support groundwater-dependent Aboriginal cultural values and uses.
(3) The strategies for reaching the targeted Aboriginal cultural objectives of this Plan are as follows:
(a) manage access to groundwater consistently with the exercise of native title rights,
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(b) provide for groundwater associated with Aboriginal cultural values and purposes,
Note. The provisions in Part 7 provide opportunities for Aboriginal people to access water by allowing for the granting of an aquifer access licence of the subcategory
“Aboriginal cultural”.
(c) manage extractions under access licences and basic landholder rights within the extraction limits,
Note. The provisions in Part 6 manage extraction of groundwater within the extraction limits for the groundwater sources. This helps to protect any culturally significant areas from damage associated with long-term declines in water levels.
(d) manage the construction and use of water supply works to minimise impacts on groundwater-dependent culturally significant areas and groundwater quality.
Note. The provisions in Part 9 manage the location, construction and use of water supply works to prevent impacts on culturally significant areas and from sources of contaminated water.
(4) The performance indicator used to measure the success of the strategies for reaching the broad Aboriginal cultural objective in subclause (1) is an evaluation of the extent to which the combined outcomes of the targeted Aboriginal cultural objectives in subclause (2) have contributed to achieving the broad objective. (5) The performance indicators used to measure the success of the strategies for reaching
the targeted Aboriginal cultural objectives in subclause (2) are the changes or trends in
Aboriginal cultural benefits during the term of this Plan as assessed using one or moreof the following:
(a) the use of water by Aboriginal people, by measuring factors including: (i) the extent to which native title rights are capable of being exercised,
consistent with any determination of native title,
(ii) the extent to which access to water has contributed to the achievement of
Aboriginal cultural outcomes,
(b) the extent to which Aboriginal people have considered the operation of this Plan to be beneficial to meeting their needs for groundwater-dependent Aboriginal cultural uses and values,
(c) the extent to which changes in the use of water by Aboriginal people can be attributed to the strategies in subclause (3) and the provisions in this Plan,
(d) the recorded values of total dissolved solids, (e) the recorded values of groundwater levels and pressures.
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(6) In evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies in meeting the Aboriginal cultural objectives in this clause, the following will be relevant:
(a) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan have been implemented and complied with,
(b) the extent to which changes in the performance indicators can be attributed to the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan,
(c) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) support achievement of the Aboriginal cultural objectives,
(d) the extent to which external influences on the groundwater-dependent Aboriginal cultural activities have affected progress toward achieving the Aboriginal cultural objectives.
11 Social and cultural objectives
(1) The broad social and cultural objective of this Plan is to provide access to groundwater to support groundwater-dependent social and cultural values.
(2) The targeted social and cultural objectives of this Plan are as follows:
(a) to provide for access to water for basic landholder rights, town water supply and licensed domestic and stock purposes,
(b) to provide for access to water for groundwater-dependent cultural and community purposes,
(c) to contribute to the maintenance of groundwater salinity levels within ranges that maintain a beneficial use category that supports groundwater-dependent community uses.
(3) The strategies for reaching the targeted social and cultural objectives of this Plan are as follows:
(a) provide groundwater for basic landholder rights, town water supply, and for licensed domestic and stock purposes,
Note. The provisions in Part 6 ensure that water is available for basic landholder rights, town water supply and licensed domestic and stock purposes.
(b) manage the construction and use of water supply works to minimise impacts on basic landholder rights and town water supply,
Note. Part 9 includes provisions that manage the location, construction and use of water supply works to minimise the impacts of extraction on groundwater supplies for basic landholder rights and towns.
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(c) manage the construction and use of water supply works to minimise impacts on groundwater quality.
Note. Part 9 includes provisions that manage the location, construction and use of water supply works to prevent contamination impacts on groundwater quality.
(4) The performance indicator used to measure the success of the strategies for reaching
the broad social and cultural objective in subclause (1) is an evaluation of the extent to
which the combined outcomes of the targeted social and cultural objectives insubclause (2) have contributed to achieving the broad objective. (5)
The performance indicators used to measure the success of the strategies for reaching the targeted social and cultural objectives in subclause (2) are the changes or trends in social and cultural benefits during the term of this Plan as assessed using one or more
of the following:
(a) the social and cultural uses of water during the term of this Plan, by measuring factors including:
(i) the extent to which basic landholder rights and licensed domestic and
stock purposes have been met, and
(ii) the extent to which local water utility access licence requirements have
been met,
(b) the recorded values of total dissolved solids, (c) the recorded values of groundwater levels and pressures.
(6) In evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies in meeting the social and cultural objectives in this clause, the following will be relevant:
(a) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan have been implemented and complied with,
(b) the extent to which the changes in the performance indicators can be attributed to the strategies in subclause (3) and provisions in this Plan,
(c) the extent to which the strategies in subclause (3) support achievement of the social and cultural objectives,
(d) the extent to which external influences on social and cultural activities dependent on the groundwater sources during the term of this Plan have affected progress toward achieving the social and cultural objectives.
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Note. External influences may include trends in urban, agricultural and industrial development, social or cultural behaviour, climate and changes in policy or regulation.
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| Part 3 | Bulk access regime |
12 Bulk access regime
(1) This Plan establishes a bulk access regime for the extraction of water under access licences, having regard to the following:
(a) the planned environmental water established under Part 4, (b) the requirements for water to satisfy basic landholder rights identified under Part 5,
(c) the requirements for water for extraction under access licences identified under Part 5,
(d) the access licence dealing rules established under Part 10.
(2) The bulk access regime:
(a) establishes rules, according to which: (i) access licences are to be granted as provided for in Part 7, and
(ii) available water determinations are to be made as provided for in Part 6,
and
(iii) access licences are to be managed as provided for in Part 8, and
(b) establishes rules with respect to the priorities according to which water allocations are to be adjusted as a consequence of any reduction in the availability of water due to an increase in extraction above the limits to the availability of water contained in Part 6, and
(c) recognises and is consistent with the following:
(i) the limits to the availability of water as provided for in Part 6, (ii) the water management principles under section 5 of the Act, (iii) the effect of climatic variability on the availability of water as described in clause 13, and
(d) contains provisions with respect to the mandatory conditions to be imposed on access licences in Part 11.
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13 Climatic variability
This Plan recognises the effects of climatic variability on groundwater levels through provisions contained in Part 6 that manage the sharing of water within the limits of
water availability on a long-term basis.
Note. Other statutory tools are available to manage for climatic variability within a water source, for example, temporary water restrictions under section 324 of the Act.
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| Part 4 | Environmental water provisions |
Note. This Part is made in accordance with section 8 of the Act.
14 General
This Part contains environmental water provisions that commit, identify, establish and
maintain planned environmental water.
Note. In accordance with the Act, planned environmental water is water that is committed by management plans for fundamental ecosystem health or other specified environmental purposes, either generally or at specified times or in specified circumstances and that cannot, to the extent committed, be taken or used for any other purpose.
15 Commitment and identification of planned environmental water
Water is committed and identified as planned environmental water by reference to the
following:
(a) the long-term average annual commitment of water as planned environmental water,
(b) the water that is not committed after the commitments to basic landholder rights and for sharing and extraction under any other rights have been met.
16 Establishment and maintenance of planned environmental water
(1) Planned environmental water is established in each of the groundwater sources as follows:
(a) the long-term average annual commitment of water as planned environmental water, resulting from compliance with the limits to the availability of water in accordance with the provisions specified in Part 6,
Note. Groundwater sources generally store large volumes of water that may have accumulated over thousands of years. This stored water is also replenished from time to time by rainfall, river and flood flows, and through flow from other groundwater sources. The provisions in Part 6 ensure that there will be water remaining in the groundwater sources over the long term by maintaining compliance with the long-term extraction limits. The long-term extraction limits specified in Part 6 represent a small fraction of the water in the groundwater sources. The remaining water is planned environmental water.
(b) the water remaining after water has been taken under basic landholder rights, access licences and any other rights under the Act, and the water that cannot be carried over from one water year to the next, in accordance with the provisions specified in Part 6 and Part 8.
Note. The provisions in Part 8 limit the amount of water allocation in a water allocation account for an access licence that can be taken from the groundwater sources in any one water year and, if permitted by Part 8, that can be carried over from one water year
to the next water year. In addition to the water referred to in subclause (1) (a), subclause
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(1) (b) commits any unused water allocations that cannot be carried over for use in
subsequent water years as planned environmental water.
(2) The planned environmental water established under subclause (1) is maintained by the provisions in Part 6 and Part 8. Note. The rules in Part 9 also provide mechanisms to ensure that no more than minimal harm will be done to high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems, groundwater-dependent culturally significant areas, groundwater quality and groundwater levels and pressures at a local scale as a result of the granting or amending of a water supply work approval.
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| Part 5 | Requirements for water |
| Division 1 | General |
17 Application
(1) This Part identifies the requirements for water for basic landholder rights (Division 2) and for extraction under access licences (Division 3).
(2)
The volumes of water specified in this Part represent the estimated requirements for water to satisfy basic landholder rights and the total volumes or unit shares specified
in the share components of all access licences on commencement of this Plan. (3) This Plan recognises that requirements for water for basic landholder rights and the total share components of access licences may change during the term of this Plan. Notes.
1
The total share components of access licences in the groundwater sources may change during the term of this Plan as a result of:
(a) the grant, surrender or cancellation of access licences in the groundwater sources, or (b) the variation of local water utility licences under section 66 of the Act. 2 Basic landholder rights requirements may increase as provided for under the Act. This Plan manages changes in basic landholder rights and total share components of all access licences through provisions in Part 6 that manage the sharing of water within the limits of water availability.
3 Inherent water quality and land use activities may make the groundwater in some areas unsuitable for some purposes or uses. Groundwater should not be consumed, or otherwise used, without first being tested and, if necessary, appropriately treated to ensure it is fit for purpose. Testing and treatment are the responsibility of the water user.
| Division 2 | Requirements for water for basic landholder rights |
Note. Under the Act, basic landholder rights are defined as domestic and stock rights, native title rights and harvestable rights. There are no harvestable rights in the groundwater sources. Under the Act, basic landholder rights authorise the take of groundwater without the need for an access licence or water use approval, although a water supply work approval is still required to construct a water bore.
18 Domestic and stock rights
On the commencement of this Plan, the water requirements of persons entitled to domestic and stock rights are estimated to total 44,500 megalitres per year (ML/year)
and are distributed as follows:
(a) 3,800 ML/year in the Central Groundwater Source, (b) 3,200 ML/year in the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source,
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(c) 13,500 ML/year in the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source, (d) 20,400 ML/year in the Surat Groundwater Source, (e) 3,600 ML/year in the Warrego Groundwater Source. Notes. 1 Domestic and stock rights are set out in section 52 of the Act and must be exercised in accordance with any mandatory guidelines established under the Act for the taking and use of water for domestic consumption or stock watering.
2 Under section 331 of the Act, the Minister may direct the holder of a domestic and stock right to take specified measures to protect the environment, to preserve basic landholder rights or to overcome a threat to public health.
3 The volumes set out in this clause are separate from any volumes of water that may be taken under an access licence for domestic and stock purposes.
4 These water requirements represent potential demand for domestic and stock purposes, which have been estimated based on stocking rates, human population and the number of properties in the groundwater sources.
19 Native title rights
The requirement for water to satisfy native title rights is the water that may be taken in the exercise of native title rights in accordance with the Native Title Act 1993 of the
Commonwealth, including:
(a) the native title determination for the Barkandji Traditional Owners #8 (Part A, National Native Title Tribunal references NCD2015/001), and
(b) any other determination of native title, and (c) any indigenous land use agreement. Notes. 1 A map of the native title determination area can be viewed by searching the National Native Title Tribunal website at
2 This Plan may be amended if there is an additional or change to a native title determination in accordance with the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth by which water is required.
3 This Plan may be amended if consultation with native title holders identifies more specific requirements for water to satisfy native title rights.
4 Native title rights may be exercised in accordance with the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth, including section 211 of that Act.
| Division 3 | Requirements for water under access licences |
Note. This Division sets out the total volumes or unit shares in the share components of access licences in the groundwater sources at the commencement of this Plan. The actual volume of water available from year to year will depend on climate, access licence priority and the provisions in this Plan.
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20 Share components of domestic and stock access licences
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of
domestic and stock access licences total 32 ML/year, distributed as follows:
(a) 32 ML/year in the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source, (b) 0 ML/year in all other groundwater sources.
21 Share components of domestic and stock (conveyance) access licences
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of
domestic and stock (conveyance) access licences total 0 ML/year.
22 Share components of local water utility access licences
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of local
water utility access licences total 6,736 ML/year, distributed as follows:
(a) 25 ML/year in the Central Groundwater Source, (b) 0 ML/year in the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source, (c) 3,066 ML/year in the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source, (d) 3,393 ML/year in the Surat Groundwater Source, (e) 252 ML/year in the Warrego Groundwater Source.
23 Share components of aquifer access licences
On the commencement of this Plan, it is estimated that the share components of
aquifer access licences total 65,412 unit shares, distributed as follows:
(a) 43 unit shares in the Central Groundwater Source, (b) 34,974 unit shares in the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source, (c) 24,462 unit shares in the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source, (d) 5,527 unit shares in the Surat Groundwater Source, (e) 406 unit shares in the Warrego Groundwater Source.
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| Part 6 | Limits to the availability of water |
| Division 1 | Limits |
24 Long-term average annual extraction limits
(1) The long-term average annual extraction limit for the Central Groundwater Source is the sum of the following:
(a) 5,193 ML/year, plus (b) the volume of water lost through the use of inefficient water distribution systems in the exercise of domestic and stock rights, as determined by the Minister, plus
(c) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister.
Notes. 1 Cap and pipe project is defined in the Dictionary. 2 The volume in subclause (a) represents the basic landholder right requirements in the groundwater source specified in Division 2 of Part 5, plus the licensed entitlements that existed in 2008, plus 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects from 1999 to the commencement of this Plan. 3 The water accounted for under subclause (b) is the uncontrolled flow from a bore that is in excess of the water used for domestic consumption and stock watering. Once the bore is capped and piped, this water will cease to be accounted for under subclause (b) and the long-term average annual extraction limit will reduce. However, the level of reduction will be equivalent to 70% of this saved water, with the remaining 30% accounted for under subclause (c).
(2) The long-term average annual extraction limit for the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source is 16,200 ML/year. (3) The long-term average annual extraction limit for the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source is 38,700 ML/year. (4) The long-term average annual extraction limit for the Surat Groundwater Source is the sum of the following:
(a) 43, 446 ML/year, plus (b)
the volume of water lost through the use of inefficient water distribution systems in the exercise of domestic and stock rights, as determined by the
Minister, plus
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(c) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister.
(5) The long-term average annual extraction limit for the Warrego Groundwater Source is the sum of the following:
(a) 8,816 ML/year, plus (b)
the volume of water lost through the use of inefficient water distribution systems in the exercise of domestic and stock rights, as determined by the
Minister, plus
(c) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister.
25 Calculation of annual extraction
The Minister is to determine the volume of water taken during a water year for each of
the groundwater sources under the following entitlements (the annual extraction):
(a) all categories of access licences, (b) basic landholder rights.
26 Assessment of compliance with long-term average annual extraction limits
(1) The Minister is to undertake an assessment under this clause comparing the long-term
average annual extraction limit for each of the groundwater sources against the
average of annual extraction for the preceding five water years for the respectivegroundwater source.
(2) There is non-compliance with a long-term average annual extraction limit if the
average of annual extraction for a groundwater source in the preceding five water
years exceeds the long-term average annual extraction limit for that groundwatersource by 10% or more. 27 Compliance with limits
(1) If an assessment for a groundwater source under clause 26 demonstrates non-
compliance with the long-term average annual extraction limit, the Minister is to takeany one or more of the following actions in the respective groundwater source:
(a) reduce the volume under clause 34(3)(a) relating to the maximum water account debit for aquifer access licences,
Note. Water account debit has the meaning set out in clause 34.
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(b)
make an available water determination for aquifer access licences in accordance with clause 32 of less than 1 megalitre (ML) per unit share of access licence
share component.
(2)
Any action under subclause (1) is to be taken to the extent the Minister considers is necessary to return average annual extractions in the relevant groundwater source to
the long-term average annual extraction limit. (3)
If the Minister reduces a maximum water account debit under subclause (1) (a), the Minister may increase the maximum water account debit for aquifer access licences
later in the water year, up to the limit specified in clause 34 (3). (4) If the Minister makes a reduced available water determination pursuant to subclause
(1) (b), the Minister may make further available water determinations in the wateryear up to the limit specified in clause 28 (2).
| Division 2 | Available water determinations |
Note. When making an available water determination at the commencement of a water year, the Minister may also make known the maximum water account debit for aquifer access licences under clause 34 for that water year, which can be reduced under Division 1 of this Part.
28 General
(1) Available water determinations are to be expressed as one of the following:
(a) for an access licence specifying the share component in ML/year— a percentage of the share component,
(b) for an access licence specifying the share component as a number of unit shares— ML per unit share.
(2) The sum of available water determinations made for any access licence must not exceed the following in any water year:
(a) for an access licence specifying the share component in ML/year— 100% of the access licence share component,
(b) for an access licence specifying the share component as a number of unit shares— 1 ML per unit share of the access licence share component.
Note. If the Minister makes an available water determination of less than 1 ML per unit share of the access licence share component, the Minister may make further available water determinations during a water year, subject to subclause (2).
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29 Available water determinations for domestic and stock access licences
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, at the commencement of each water year an available water determination of 100% of the access licence share component is to be
made for domestic and stock access licences.
30 Available water determinations for domestic and stock (conveyance) access licences
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, at the commencement of each water year an available water determination of 100% of the access licence share component is to be
made for domestic and stock access (conveyance) licences.
31 Available water determinations for local water utility access licences
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, at the commencement of each water year an available water determination of 100% of the access licence share component is to be
made for local water utility access licences.
32 Available water determinations for aquifer access licences
Unless the Minister otherwise determines, at the commencement of each water year an available water determination of 1 ML per unit share is to be made for aquifer access
licences.
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| Part 7 | Rules for granting access licences |
| Notes. |
1 This Part is made in accordance with sections 61 of the Act. Section 61 of the Act provides for applications for specific purpose access licences in accordance with the regulations and the relevant water sharing plan.
2 Access licences in the groundwater sources are granted subject to mandatory conditions required to be imposed by this Plan, the regulations and the Act, and may also be subject to discretionary conditions.
33 Specific purpose access licences
(1) The Minister must not grant a specific purpose access licence unless satisfied that the
share and extraction components of the access licence are the minimum required forthe proposed use.
(2) A person may make an application for an aquifer (Aboriginal cultural) access licence
only if the share component of the proposed access licence is no greater than 10ML/year. (3) A person may make an application for an aquifer (Aboriginal community
development) access licence only if the share component of the proposed accesslicence is no greater than 50 ML/year. (4) A person may make an application for a domestic and stock (conveyance) access
licence for delivering water to be used for domestic consumption and stock wateringonly if, in the Minister’s opinion, the water taken under the access licence is being conveyed through an inefficient water distribution system. (5)
The Minister may only grant an aquifer (Aboriginal cultural) access licence for the taking of water by an Aboriginal person or Aboriginal community for any personal, domestic or communal purpose, including drinking, food preparation, washing,
manufacturing traditional artefacts, watering domestic gardens, cultural teaching, hunting, fishing, gathering and for recreational, cultural and ceremonial purposes. Note. Aboriginal person is defined in the Dictionary.
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| Part 8 | Operation of water allocation accounts |
| Notes. |
1 Section 85 of the Act provides for the keeping of water allocation accounts for access licences. The provisions in this Part restrict the water that may be taken under, or assigned from, an access licence over a specified period of time, and the unused water allocations in water allocation accounts that may be carried over from one water year to the next. These restrictions are in addition to any other limits on access licences for the taking or assignment of water. It is an offence under section 60C of the Act to take water under an access licence for which there is no or insufficient water allocation.
2 The provisions in this Part apply to the following persons:
(a) the Minister in managing water allocation accounts, (b) the access licence holder, as required by mandatory conditions imposed on the access licence under Part 11. 34 Water allocation account debiting
(1)
For the purposes of this Plan, a water account debit means any water allocation that is taken, assigned under section 71T of the Act, or otherwise debited or withdrawn from
a water allocation account.
(2) For domestic and stock access licences, domestic and stock (conveyance) access
licences and local water utility access licences, the maximum water account debit in awater year must not exceed the following:
(a) the sum of water allocations credited to the water allocation account for the access licence from available water determinations in that water year,
(b) plus any water allocations assigned to the water allocation account for the access licence under section 71T of the Act in that water year,
(c) plus any water allocations re-credited to the water allocation account for the access licence in accordance with section 76 of the Act in that water year.
(3) For aquifer access licences, the maximum water account debit in a water year must not exceed the following:
(a) 1.3 ML per unit share of the access licence share component or, if applicable, the lower volume made in accordance with clause 27,
(b) plus any water allocations assigned to the water allocation account for the access licence under section 71T of the Act in that water year,
(c) plus any water allocations re-credited to the water allocation account for the access licence in accordance with section 76 of the Act in that water year.
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35 Limits on carryover
(1) For a domestic and stock access licence, a domestic and stock (conveyance) access
licence or a local water utility access licence, water allocations remaining in the waterallocation account cannot be carried over from one water year to the next water year.
(2)
For an aquifer access licence, water allocations remaining in the water allocation account are to be carried over from one water year to the next water year, up to a
maximum of 0.6 ML per unit share of the access licence share component.
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| Part 9 | Rules for water supply work approvals |
Note. This Part is made in accordance with section 95 (3) of the Act.
36 General
(1) A reference in this Part to a water supply work being located within a specified
distance includes a reference to a water supply work that is proposed to be locatedwithin a specified distance.
(2) In addition to the matters listed in section 97 (2) of the Act, the Minister must not
grant a water supply work approval unless satisfied that adequate arrangements are inplace to ensure that there will be:
(a)
no more than a minimal detrimental effect on the ability of a person to take water using an existing approved water supply work and any associated access
licences, and
(b) no more than minimal harm to public health and safety or to a groundwater- dependent culturally significant area, and
(c) no more than a minimal detrimental effect on groundwater levels and pressure at the border of New South Wales and Queensland or South Australia.
(3) Subclause (2) (c) does not apply if the Minister has consulted with and considered views of the respective state government Minister. (4) The Minister must not amend a water supply work approval unless satisfied of the matters listed in subclause (2) and section 97 (2) of the Act. Notes. New approvals
1
Division 2 of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of the Act sets out the process for applications for, and granting of, approvals.
2
Section 97 (2) of the Act provides that the Minister may only grant a water supply work approval if satisfied that adequate arrangements are in place to ensure that no more than minimal harm will be done to any water source, or its dependent ecosystems, as a consequence of the construction or use of the proposed water supply work.
3
Section 96 (b) of the Act specifies that the Minister must take into account any matters the Minister considers relevant in determining an application for a water supply work approval. Under section 92 (5), the Minister may require an applicant to provide any additional information the Minister considers relevant to determining the application. This may include, for example, hydrogeological studies, hydrogeochemical studies or ecological studies.
Amendment of approvals
4 Section 107 of the Act provides for the amendment of approvals. Conditions of approvals
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5 The Minister may grant a water supply work approval subject to conditions, as provided in sections 95 and 100 of the Act. The Minister may also, under section 102 of the Act, impose or vary conditions on a water supply work approval at any time as the Minister thinks fit. These conditions may limit the volume or rate of extraction from a water supply
work.
Other limits on volumes or rates of extraction
6 The Minister may also limit the volume or rate of extraction from existing water supply works in the following ways:
(a) for all water supply works within a specified area, by an order made under section 324 of the Act, (b) for existing water supply works used solely for domestic and stock rights and harvestable rights, by an order made under section 331 of the Act. Provisions in this Part
7 This Part specifies provisions in addition to those in the Act about when, and how, the Minister may grant or amend a water supply work approval.
37 Rules to minimise interference between water supply works
(1) A water supply work approval must not be granted or amended in the Eastern
Recharge Groundwater Source or the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source if thewater supply work is located within 200 metres of a water supply work that is:
(a) located on another landholding and authorised to take water solely for basic landholder rights from the same groundwater source, or
(b) located on another landholding and nominated by another access licence, other than a local water utility access licence.
(2) A water supply work approval must not be granted or amended in the Central
Groundwater Source, the Surat Groundwater Source or the Warrego Groundwater
Source if the water supply work is located within 500 metres of a water supply workthat is:
(a) located on another landholding and authorised to take water solely for basic landholder rights from the same groundwater source, or
(b) located on another landholding and nominated by another access licence, other than a local water utility access licence.
(3) A water supply work approval must not be granted or amended if the water supply work is located within:
(a)
200 metres of the boundary of the landholding on which the water supply work is located, unless the owner of the landholding adjoining the boundary has
provided consent in writing,
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(b)
1,000 metres of a water supply work that is nominated by a local water utility access licence or a major utility access licence authorised to take water from the same groundwater source, unless the holder of the local water utility access
licence or major utility access licence has provided consent in writing,
(c) 400 metres of a Government monitoring or observation bore. Note. Government monitoring or observation bore is defined in the Dictionary.
(4) The location restrictions specified in subclauses (1) – (3) do not apply to the granting or amending of a water supply work approval if the Minister is satisfied of any of the following:
(a) the water supply work is used solely for basic landholder rights, Note. Rules for water supply work approvals used solely for basic landholder rights are specified in clause 41.
(b) the water supply work is a replacement groundwater work, Note. Replacement groundwater work is defined in the Dictionary.
(c) the water supply work is used solely for the purpose of monitoring, environmental remediation activities or emergency services,
(d) the location of the water supply work at a lesser distance than that specified in subclause (1) would result in no more than a minimal detrimental effect on the ability of a person to take water using an existing approved water supply work
and any associated access licences.
38 Rules for water supply works located near contamination sources
(1) A water supply work approval must not be granted or amended if, in the Minister’s opinion, the water supply work is located:
(a) within 500 metres of a contamination source listed in Schedule 1, or (b) within 250 metres of the edge of a plume associated with a contamination source listed in Schedule 1, or
(c) between 250 metres and 500 metres from the edge of a plume associated with a contamination source listed in Schedule 1, unless the Minister is satisfied that no change in groundwater level will occur within 250 metres of that plume as a result of the location of that water supply work.
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(2)
The location restrictions specified in subclause (1) do not apply to the granting or amending of a water supply work approval if the Minister is satisfied of any of the
following:
(a) the location of the water supply work is adequate to protect the groundwater source, the environment and public health and safety,
(b) the water supply work is for the purpose of monitoring, environmental remediation activities or emergency services.
(3) A water supply work approval for a water supply work located within 250 metres of
an on-site sewage disposal system may only be granted or amended in the Eastern
Recharge Groundwater Source and Southern Recharge Groundwater Source if thewater supply work is:
(a) constructed with cement grout in the borehole annulus to a minimum depth of 20 metres from the ground surface, and
Note. Borehole annulus is defined in the Dictionary.
(b) in the Minister’s opinion, located at a sufficient distance from the on-site sewage disposal system to prevent migration of septic contamination in the
aquifer.
(4) The Minister may modify the depth requirement in subclause (3) (a) if satisfied of any of the following:
(a) adequate arrangements are in place to protect the groundwater source, the environment and public health and safety,
(b) the water supply work is for the purpose of monitoring or environmental remediation activities.
39 Rules for water supply works located near high priority groundwater- dependent ecosystems
(1) A water supply work approval must not be granted or amended in the Eastern
Recharge Groundwater Source and Southern Recharge Groundwater Source if, in theMinister’s opinion, the water supply work is located within any of the following:
(a) 40 metres of the top of the high bank of a river, Note. Top of the high bank of a river is defined in the Dictionary.
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(b) 1,000 metres of any of the high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems identified in Schedule 2 if the water supply work is:
(i) nominated by an access licence, other than a local water utility access licence, and
(ii) authorised to take up to and including 20 ML/year,
(c) 5,000 metres of any of the high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems identified in Schedule 2 if the water supply work is:
(i) nominated by an access licence, other than a local water utility access licence, and
(ii) authorised to take over 20 ML/year,
(d) 5,000 metres of any of the high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems identified in Schedule 2 if the water supply work is nominated by a local water utility access licence,
(e) 200 metres of any other high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystem shown on the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Map.
(2) A water supply work approval must not be granted or amended in the Central
Groundwater Source, Surat Groundwater Source and Warrego Groundwater Source if,in the Minister’s opinion, the water supply work is located within any of the following:
(a) 40 metres of the top of the high bank of a river, (b) 50,000 metres of any of the high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems identified in Schedule 2.
(3) The location restrictions specified in subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply to the
granting or amending of a water supply work approval if the Minister is satisfied ofany of the following:
(a) the water supply work is used solely for basic landholder rights, (b) the water supply work is a replacement groundwater work, (c) the water supply work is used solely for the purpose of monitoring, environmental remediation activities or emergency services,
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(d)
the location of the water supply work at a lesser distance than that specified in subclauses (1) and (2) would result in no more than minimal harm to any high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystem shown on the High Priority
Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Map or identified in Schedule 2.
Note. Rules for water supply works used solely for basic landholder rights are specified in clause 41.
(4) The location restriction in subclause (1) (e) does not apply unless a high probability of
groundwater dependence has been confirmed by the Department for the relevantecosystem. 40 Rules for water supply works located near groundwater-dependent culturally significant areas
(1) A water supply work approval must not be granted or amended in the Eastern
Recharge Groundwater Source and Southern Recharge Groundwater Source if, in theMinister’s opinion, the water supply work is located within 200 metres of a
groundwater-dependent culturally significant area.
Note. Groundwater-dependent culturally significant areas may be identified during the term of this Plan. Aboriginal people may also identify culturally significant areas when applications for new or amended water supply works are advertised. Potential groundwater-dependent
culturally significant areas will be considered in the assessment of any application for a water
supply work approval within the area of this Plan.
(2) A water supply work approval must not be granted or amended in the Central
Groundwater Source, Surat Groundwater Source and Warrego Groundwater Source if,in the Minister’s opinion, the water supply work is located within 50,000 metres of a groundwater-dependent culturally significant area. (3) The location restrictions specified in subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply to the
granting or amending of a water supply work approval if the Minister is satisfied ofany of the following:
(a) the water supply work is used solely for basic landholder rights, (b) the water supply work is a replacement groundwater work, (c) the water supply work is used solely for the purpose of monitoring, environmental remediation activities or emergency services,
(d) the location of the water supply work at a lesser distance would result in no more than a minimal detrimental effect on any groundwater-dependent culturally significant area.
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Note. Rules for water supply works used solely for basic landholder rights are specified in clause 41.
41 Rules for water supply works used solely for basic landholder rights
(1) A water supply work approval for a water supply work used solely for basic
landholder rights must not be granted or amended in the Eastern Recharge
Groundwater Source or the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source if the watersupply work is located within 200 metres of a water supply work that is:
(a) located on another landholding and authorised to take water solely for basic landholder rights from the same groundwater source, or
(b) located on another landholding and nominated by another access licence, other than a local water utility access licence.
(2) A water supply work approval for a water supply work used solely for basic
landholder rights must not be granted or amended in the Central Groundwater Source,
the Surat Groundwater Source or the Warrego Groundwater Source if the watersupply work is located within 500 metres of a water supply work that is:
(a) located on another landholding and authorised to take water solely for basic landholder rights from the same groundwater source, or
(b) located on another landholding and nominated by another access licence, other than a local water utility access licence.
(3) A water supply work approval for a water supply work used solely for basic landholder rights must not be granted or amended if, in the Minister’s opinion, the water supply work is located within any of the following:
(a)
200 metres of the boundary of the landholding on which the water supply work is located, unless the owner of the landholding adjoining the boundary has
provided consent in writing,
(b) 1,000 metres of a water supply work that is nominated by a local water utility access licence or a major utility access licence authorised to take water from the same groundwater source, unless the holder of the local water utility access licence or major utility access licence has provided consent in writing,
(c) 400 metres of a Government monitoring or observation bore. (d) 40 metres of the top of the high bank of a river,
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(e)
1,000 metres of any of the high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems identified in Schedule 2, if the water supply work is located in the Eastern
Recharge Groundwater Source or Southern Recharge Groundwater Source,
(f) 50,000 metres of any of the high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems identified in Schedule 2, if the water supply work is located in the Central Groundwater Source, Surat Groundwater Source or Warrego Groundwater Source,
(g) 100 metres of any other high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystem shown on the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Map but only if a high probability of groundwater dependence has been confirmed by the Department for the relevant ecosystem,
(h) 100 metres of a groundwater-dependent culturally significant area, if the water supply work is located in the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source or Southern Recharge Groundwater Source,
(i) 50,000 metres of a groundwater-dependent culturally significant area, if the water supply work is located in the Central Groundwater Source, Surat
Groundwater Source or Warrego Groundwater Source.
(4) The location restrictions specified in subclauses (1) – (3) do not apply to the granting or amending of a water supply work approval if the Minister is satisfied that the water supply work is a replacement groundwater work. (5) The location restrictions specified in subclauses (3) (e) - (g) do not apply to the
granting or amending of a water supply work approval if the Minister is satisfied that
the location of the water supply work at a lesser distance would result in no more than
minimal harm to any high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystem shown on theHigh Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Map or identified in Schedule 2. (6) The location restrictions specified in subclause (3) (h) and (i) do not apply to the
granting or amending of a water supply work approval if the Minister is satisfied that
the location of the water supply work at a lesser distance would result in no more than
a minimal detrimental effect on any groundwater-dependent culturally significantarea.
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42 Replacement groundwater works
(1) For the purposes of this Plan, replacement groundwater work means a water supply work that:
(a) will replace an existing water supply work that is authorised by a water supply work approval, and
(b) is to be constructed to extract water:
(i) from the same groundwater source as the existing water supply work, and (ii) from the same depth as the existing water supply work, and (c) is to be located:
(i) within 20 metres of the existing water supply work, and (ii) if the existing water supply work is located within 40 metres of the top of
the high bank of a river, no closer to that high bank of a river, and
(d) will not have a greater internal diameter or excavation footprint than the existing water supply work, except where the internal diameter of the existing water supply work is:
(i)
no longer manufactured, in which case the internal diameter is to be no greater than 120% of the internal diameter of the existing water supply
work it replaces, or
(ii) less than 100 millimetres, in which case the internal diameter is to be no
more than 100 millimetres.
Note. Internal diameter and excavation footprint are defined in the Dictionary.
(2) The Minister may alter the depth and location requirements in subclauses (1) (b) (ii), (1) (c) (i) and (1) (d) on a case by case basis if satisfied that doing so will result in:
(a)
no greater detrimental effect on a groundwater source, a high priority groundwater-dependent ecosystem, public health and safety, or a groundwater-
dependent culturally significant area, and
(b) no more than a minimal detrimental effect on the ability of a person to take water using an existing approved water supply work and on any associated access licences.
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Part 10 Access licence dealing rules
Notes.
1 Access licence dealings in the groundwater sources are subject to the provisions of the Act, the regulations, any access licence dealing principles established under section 71Z of the Act and the access licence dealing rules established under this Part.
2 At the commencement of this Plan the Access Licence Dealing Principles Order 2004 applies. The access licence dealing principles prevail over the access licence dealing rules in this Plan to the extent of any inconsistency, as provided under section 71Z (3) of the Act.
3 An application for a dealing may be refused, or conditions imposed on an access licence or water supply work approval at the time of a dealing, to give effect to the provisions of this Plan.
43 Conversion of access licence to new category dealings
Dealings under section 71O of the Act are prohibited.
44 Assignment of rights dealings
A dealing under section 71Q of the Act is prohibited if it involves an assignment of
rights:
(a) to an access licence in the Central Groundwater Source if it would cause the sum of the share components of all access licences plus the volume of water taken under domestic and stock rights and native title rights in the Central Groundwater Source to exceed:
(i) 5,193 ML/year, plus (ii) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken
after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister, or
(b) to an access licence in the Surat Groundwater Source if it would cause the sum of the share components of all access licences plus the volume of water taken under domestic and stock rights and native title rights in the Surat Groundwater Source to exceed:
(i) 43,446 ML/year, plus (ii) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken
after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister, or
(c) to an access licence in the Warrego Groundwater Source if it would cause the sum of the share components of all access licences plus the volume of water taken under domestic and stock rights and native title rights in the Warrego Groundwater Source to exceed:
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(i) 8,816 ML/year, plus
(ii) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken
after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister, or
(d) from an access licence in one of the following groundwater sources to another access licence in another groundwater source:
(i) the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source, (ii) the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source, or (e) from an access licence in another groundwater source to an access licence in one of the following groundwater sources:
(i) the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source, (ii) the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source.
45 Amendment of share component dealings (change of water source)
(1) Dealings under section 71R of the Act are prohibited if the dealing involves any of the following:
(a) the cancellation of an access licence with a share component specifying one of the groundwater sources in order to grant an access licence with a share component that does not specify one of the groundwater sources,
(b) the granting of an access licence with a share component that specifies one of the groundwater sources following the cancellation of an access licence with a share component that does not specify one of the groundwater sources,
(c) the granting of an access licence in the Central Groundwater Source if it would cause the sum of the share components of all access licences plus the volume of water taken under domestic and stock rights and native title rights in the Central Groundwater Source to exceed:
(i) 5,193 ML/year, plus (ii) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken
after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister, or
(d)
the granting of an access licence in the Surat Groundwater Source if it would cause the sum of the share components of all access licences plus the volume of
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water taken under domestic and stock rights and native title rights in the Surat
Groundwater Source to exceed:
(i) 43,446 ML/year, plus
(ii) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken
after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister, or
(e) the granting of an access licence in the Warrego Groundwater Source if it would cause the sum of the share components of all access licences plus the volume of water taken under domestic and stock rights and native title rights in the Warrego Groundwater Source to exceed:
(i) 8,816 ML/year, plus (ii) 30% of the water savings made under cap and pipe projects undertaken
after the commencement of this Plan, as determined by the Minister, or
(f) the granting or cancellation of an access licence with a share component that specifies one of the following groundwater sources:
(i) the Eastern Recharge Groundwater Source, (ii) the Southern Recharge Groundwater Source.
(2) Dealings under section 71R of the Act are only permitted if the share component of the new access licence is equal to the share component of the cancelled access licence. 46 Assignment of water allocations dealings
Dealings under section 71T of the Act between access licences in different groundwater sources are prohibited unless they are between access licences in two of
the following groundwater sources:
(a) the Central Groundwater Source, (b) the Surat Groundwater Source, (c) the Warrego Groundwater Source.
47 Interstate access licence transfer and assignment of water allocations dealings
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interstate transfer of access licence is to be made in accordance with these
arrangements.
(2) Dealings under section 71V of the Act are prohibited unless administrative
arrangements have been put in place by NSW and the other State or Territory and the
interstate assignment of water allocations is to be made in accordance with thesearrangements. Note. As at the commencement of this Plan, administrative arrangements are not in place between New South Wales and other States or Territories. New South Wales will, in collaboration with the relevant States or Territories, consider introducing a cross border trading framework, if and when demand increases to a level that justifies the investment in administrative resources.
Dictionary
Aboriginal person has the same meaning as it has in the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983.
beneficial use category is a water quality categorisation based on salinity which is defined in
the NSW Great Artesian Basin Shallow Water Quality Management Plan, GW13 Water
Resource Plan Area.
borehole annulus means the space between the bore casing and the wall of the borehole.
cap and pipe project means a program of works that results in artesian flows from a water
supply work to be controlled by headworks, including the complete closing off of all flows,
and the installation of a water tight distribution system from the water supply work.
excavation footprint means the authorised dimensions of an unlined excavation constructed
for the purposes of water supply only.
flowing water supply work means a water supply work through which groundwater is able
to rise above the distribution outlet of the work under the natural pressure of the aquifer.
Government monitoring or observation bore means a bore owned or operated by or on
behalf of the Minister, the Ministerial Corporation, the Department or WaterNSW and used
for observation or monitoring purposes.
groundwater-dependent culturally significant area means an area determined by the
Minister to be a groundwater-dependent culturally significant area.
groundwater-dependent ecosystem is an ecosystem that has its species composition and
natural ecological processes wholly or partially determined by groundwater.
internal diameter means the diameter of the inside of the casing of a water bore.logbook, in relation to an access licence or water supply work approval, means a record in
the manner and form approved by the Minister that is notified on the Department’s website.
Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia means the document
published by the National Uniform Drillers Licensing Committee entitled Minimum
Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia, as published from time to time.
replacement groundwater work has the meaning given by clause 42.
structural damage to an aquifer includes any permanent compaction of sediments within
the groundwater sources, resulting from depressurisation or dewatering.
top of the high bank of a river means, in relation to the location of a water supply work, the
top of the highest bank on the side of the river where the work is located, unless otherwise
determined by the Minister.
total dissolved solids is a measure of the combined total of dissolved substances in water,
which includes mostly inorganic minerals and salts with small amounts of organic matter
such as bacteria.
unconsolidated alluvial sediments are sediments that are not bound or hardened by mineral
cement, pressure, or thermal alteration of the grains and include gravel, sand, silt and clay.
water account debit has the meaning given by clause 34.
weighted average unit price means the total price of all units sold divided by the number ofunits sold.
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| Schedule 1 | Contamination sources | (clause 38) |
A contamination source in the groundwater sources is any of the following:
(a) any site that has been declared to be significantly contaminated land under the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997,
(b) any site that has been notified to the Environment Protection Authority under section 60 of the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997,
(c) any site that is or has been the subject of an activity listed in Table 1 of the contaminated land planning guidelines published under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 from time to time.
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| Schedule 2 | High priority groundwater-dependent ecosystems (clause 4, 39 and |
| 41) |
Table A— High priority geothermal spring groundwater dependent ecosystems
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
| High priority | Complex | Supergroup | Latitude - | Longitude - | Groundwater |
| groundwater | name | Decimal | Decimal | Source | |
| dependent | degrees | degrees (East) | |||
| ecosystem | (South) | ||||
| Bingewilpa | Bingewilpa | Bourke | -30.0310 | 142.6600 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Boongunyarrah | Boongunyarra | Bourke | -29.4500 | 145.1000 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Black | Boongunyarra | Bourke | -29.4528 | 145.1021 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MotherNosey | Boongunyarra | Bourke | -29.4540 | 145.1014 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Colless | Colless | Bourke | -29.4188 | 146.2112 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Colless | Colless | Bourke | -29.4653 | 146.2819 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coolabah | Coolabah | Bogan River | -30.8329 | 146.9495 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Coolabah | Coolabah | Bogan River | -30.8329 | 146.9492 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Coolabah | Coolabah | Bogan River | -30.8335 | 146.9493 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Coolabah | Coolabah | Bogan River | -30.8338 | 146.9499 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5325 | 145.2570 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5303 | 145.2617 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5312 | 145.2592 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5318 | 145.2580 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5318 | 145.2606 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5319 | 145.2553 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5320 | 145.2576 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5289 | 145.2624 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5323 | 145.2590 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5324 | 145.2555 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5324 | 145.2557 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5325 | 145.2551 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5326 | 145.2566 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5327 | 145.2559 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5328 | 145.2568 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5330 | 145.2570 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5334 | 145.2565 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5345 | 145.2493 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5351 | 145.2476 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Coonbilly | Coonbilly | Bourke | -29.5365 | 145.2491 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Cuddie | Cuddie | Bogan River | -30.3486 | 147.3434 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Cumborah | Cumborah | Bogan River | -29.7412 | 147.7644 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Cumborah | Cumborah | Bogan River | -29.7412 | 147.7646 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Cumborah | Cumborah | Bogan River | -29.7411 | 147.7647 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Cumborah | Cumborah | Bogan River | -29.7413 | 147.7644 | Surat Groundwater Source |
| Deadman | Deadman | Non-GAB | -28.9347 | 146.9332 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Bernards | Deadman | Non-GAB | -28.9690 | 146.9088 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tin | Deadman | Non-GAB | -28.9781 | 146.8917 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4237 | 145.0593 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4237 | 145.0593 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4237 | 145.0592 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4237 | 145.0592 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4237 | 145.0592 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4236 | 145.0590 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4235 | 145.0594 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4235 | 145.0596 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4236 | 145.0593 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4237 | 145.0591 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4238 | 145.0593 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| LakeEliza | Eliza | Bourke | -29.4238 | 145.0594 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Gurrera | Gerara | Bourke | -29.2483 | 146.4011 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Old Gerara | Gerara | Bourke | -29.2679 | 146.3832 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Goonery | Goonery | Bourke | -30.0238 | 145.1099 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Goonery | Goonery | Bourke | -30.0238 | 145.1099 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Goonery | Goonery | Bourke | -30.0238 | 145.1099 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Goonery | Goonery | Bourke | -30.0238 | 145.1099 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Gooroomero | Gooroomero | Bourke | -29.0958 | 146.6540 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Gooroomero | Gooroomero | Bourke | -29.0908 | 146.6492 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Gooroomero | Gooroomero | Non-GAB | -29.1040 | 146.6200 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Hawkes Spring | Hawkes | Bourke | -30.3984 | 143.8354 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Jacombe | Jacombe | Bourke | -29.2170 | 144.7175 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Kullyna | Kullyna | Bourke | -29.4823 | 145.7902 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Kullyna | Kullyna | Bourke | -29.4833 | 145.7893 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Kullyna | Kullyna | Bourke | -29.4836 | 145.7893 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Kullyna | Kullyna | Bourke | -29.4841 | 145.7898 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Kullyna | Kullyna | Bourke | -29.4846 | 145.7899 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Kullyna | Kullyna | Bourke | -29.4846 | 145.7894 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| Kullyna | Kullyna | Bourke | -29.5077 | 145.7604 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Warrego Mud Spring Kullyna | Bourke | -29.4697 | 145.7577 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yarranongany | Kullyna | Bourke | -29.4771 | 145.7373 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Lila | Lila | Bourke | -29.5634 | 146.0687 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Lila | Lila | Bourke | -29.5636 | 146.0670 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Lila | Lila | Bourke | -29.5591 | 146.0678 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Lila | Lila | Bourke | -29.5635 | 146.0671 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Log | Log | Bourke | -28.9491 | 146.8874 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Mascot | Mascot | Bourke | -29.3972 | 145.3215 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaNorth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1367 | 145.2519 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaNorth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1370 | 145.2517 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaNorth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1372 | 145.2516 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaNorth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1374 | 145.2516 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaNorth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1372 | 145.2512 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tharnowanni | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1333 | 145.2666 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1508 | 145.2280 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1511 | 145.2326 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1512 | 145.2276 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1512 | 145.2272 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1516 | 145.2262 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1518 | 145.2284 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1523 | 145.2280 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1525 | 145.2273 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1526 | 145.2338 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| MooroonowaSouth | Mooronowa | Bourke | -29.1527 | 145.2255 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Mud | Mud | Bourke | -29.1317 | 144.6344 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Mulyeo | Mulyeo | Bourke | -30.6320 | 144.4220 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5244 | 145.8339 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5249 | 145.8338 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5249 | 145.8336 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5254 | 145.8329 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5254 | 145.8332 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5256 | 145.8325 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5261 | 145.8331 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5264 | 145.8329 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5269 | 145.8325 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5277 | 145.8301 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5277 | 145.8284 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5278 | 145.8282 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5279 | 145.8298 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5280 | 145.8294 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5287 | 145.8313 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Native Dog | Native Dog | Bourke | -29.5294 | 145.8310 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Nulty | Nulty | Bourke | -29.4182 | 146.1152 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Old Morton Plains | Old Morton | Bourke | -29.0834 | 146.7499 | Warrego |
| Plains | Groundwater Source | ||||
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7329 | 143.5751 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7197 | 143.5691 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7198 | 143.5695 | Central Groundwater Source |
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| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7199 | 143.5681 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7199 | 143.5697 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7199 | 143.5696 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7199 | 143.5694 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7199 | 143.5680 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7200 | 143.5700 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7200 | 143.5688 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7201 | 143.5694 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7201 | 143.5671 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7201 | 143.5693 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7201 | 143.5675 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7202 | 143.5695 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7202 | 143.5694 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7203 | 143.5687 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7203 | 143.5700 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7204 | 143.5683 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7204 | 143.5703 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7205 | 143.5707 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7206 | 143.5702 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7207 | 143.5705 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7208 | 143.5696 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7208 | 143.5700 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7208 | 143.5664 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7209 | 143.5697 | Central Groundwater Source |
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| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7210 | 143.5697 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7210 | 143.5707 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7210 | 143.5716 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7211 | 143.5704 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7211 | 143.5697 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7212 | 143.5710 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7213 | 143.5697 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7213 | 143.5676 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7214 | 143.5710 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7214 | 143.5678 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7215 | 143.5713 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7215 | 143.5710 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7216 | 143.5679 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7217 | 143.5712 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7217 | 143.5710 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7217 | 143.5711 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7218 | 143.5680 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7219 | 143.5680 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7219 | 143.5681 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7220 | 143.5683 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7220 | 143.5682 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7220 | 143.5682 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7220 | 143.5729 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7220 | 143.5685 | Central Groundwater Source |
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| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7221 | 143.5724 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7221 | 143.5683 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7221 | 143.5724 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7222 | 143.5687 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7225 | 143.5713 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7231 | 143.5710 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7232 | 143.5707 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7232 | 143.5697 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7233 | 143.5688 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7234 | 143.5713 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7236 | 143.5708 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7237 | 143.5699 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7237 | 143.5701 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7237 | 143.5699 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7238 | 143.5675 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7238 | 143.5711 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7239 | 143.5699 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7239 | 143.5677 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7241 | 143.5679 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7241 | 143.5679 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7242 | 143.5703 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7245 | 143.5718 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7246 | 143.5717 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7246 | 143.5702 | Central Groundwater Source |
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| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7247 | 143.5705 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7247 | 143.5700 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7247 | 143.5702 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7248 | 143.5720 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7248 | 143.5720 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7250 | 143.5714 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7251 | 143.5687 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7252 | 143.5701 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7252 | 143.5701 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7253 | 143.5702 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7253 | 143.5703 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7253 | 143.5683 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7254 | 143.5706 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7255 | 143.5683 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7256 | 143.5684 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7257 | 143.5716 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7257 | 143.5709 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7258 | 143.5711 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7258 | 143.5726 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7259 | 143.5714 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7259 | 143.5714 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7259 | 143.5721 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7260 | 143.5715 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7260 | 143.5716 | Central Groundwater Source |
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| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7260 | 143.5693 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7261 | 143.5720 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7262 | 143.5725 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7262 | 143.5721 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7263 | 143.5726 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7264 | 143.5720 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7265 | 143.5729 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7266 | 143.5725 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7266 | 143.5721 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7266 | 143.5725 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7266 | 143.5719 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7267 | 143.5701 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7267 | 143.5702 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7268 | 143.5726 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7268 | 143.5702 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7268 | 143.5735 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7268 | 143.5733 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7268 | 143.5702 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7268 | 143.5736 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7268 | 143.5726 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7268 | 143.5734 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7269 | 143.5735 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7269 | 143.5701 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7270 | 143.5701 | Central Groundwater Source |
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| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7270 | 143.5703 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7270 | 143.5738 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7270 | 143.5739 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7270 | 143.5705 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7270 | 143.5715 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7270 | 143.5728 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7271 | 143.5722 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7271 | 143.5719 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7272 | 143.5723 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7272 | 143.5739 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7272 | 143.5722 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7272 | 143.5741 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7273 | 143.5723 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7273 | 143.5727 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7273 | 143.5732 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7273 | 143.5727 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7275 | 143.5728 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7275 | 143.5729 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7275 | 143.5728 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7275 | 143.5723 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7275 | 143.5731 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7277 | 143.5726 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7277 | 143.5723 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7277 | 143.5724 | Central Groundwater Source |
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| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7278 | 143.5742 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7279 | 143.5728 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 9 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7279 | 143.6130 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7279 | 143.5728 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7280 | 143.5743 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7282 | 143.5751 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7282 | 143.5727 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7283 | 143.5726 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7283 | 143.5724 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7284 | 143.5725 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7285 | 143.5731 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7286 | 143.5733 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7287 | 143.5733 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7287 | 143.5733 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7287 | 143.5738 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7288 | 143.5744 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7289 | 143.5743 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 3 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7291 | 143.6118 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 2 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7291 | 143.6118 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 7 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7291 | 143.6121 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 5 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7292 | 143.6119 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 1 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7292 | 143.6118 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 4 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7292 | 143.6119 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 6 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7292 | 143.6119 | Central Groundwater Source |
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| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7293 | 143.5734 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7293 | 143.5736 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7294 | 143.5739 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7294 | 143.5735 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7295 | 143.5737 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery East 8 | Peery | Bourke | -30.7296 | 143.6117 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7297 | 143.5716 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7297 | 143.5725 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7299 | 143.5725 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7299 | 143.5726 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7299 | 143.5725 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7299 | 143.5726 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7299 | 143.5727 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7299 | 143.5721 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7300 | 143.5728 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7300 | 143.5721 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7301 | 143.5727 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7301 | 143.5725 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Peery West | Peery | Bourke | -30.7302 | 143.5724 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Picnic Sandhill Mud | Picnic Sandhill | Bourke | -29.1333 | 144.6700 | Warrego |
| Mud | Groundwater Source | ||||
| Pullamonga | Pullamonga | Bourke | -29.5147 | 145.2780 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Sandy | Sandy | Bourke | -29.1700 | 146.5800 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Scrubber | Scrubber | Bourke | -29.5095 | 146.1469 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Scrubber | Scrubber | Bourke | -29.5096 | 146.1470 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| Sweetwater | Sweetwater | Bourke | -29.4308 | 145.7323 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tanawanta Mud | Tanawanta | Bourke | -29.3801 | 145.3405 | Warrego |
| Mud | Groundwater Source | ||||
| Tanawanta Mud | Tanawanta | Bourke | -29.3935 | 145.3047 | Warrego |
| Mud | Groundwater Source | ||||
| Tanawanta Mud | Tanawanta | Bourke | -29.3745 | 145.3375 | Warrego |
| Mud | Groundwater Source | ||||
| Tanawanta Mud | Tanawanta | Bourke | -29.3811 | 145.3425 | Warrego |
| Mud | Groundwater Source | ||||
| Tanawanta Mud | Tanawanta | Bourke | -29.3748 | 145.3371 | Warrego |
| Mud | Groundwater Source | ||||
| Tego | Tego | Bourke | -28.8488 | 146.7921 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tego | Tego | Bourke | -28.8493 | 146.7909 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tego | Tego | Bourke | -28.8496 | 146.7919 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tego | Tego | Bourke | -28.8500 | 146.7917 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tego | Tego | Bourke | -28.8501 | 146.7914 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tego | Tego | Bourke | -28.8502 | 146.7913 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tego | Tego | Bourke | -28.8508 | 146.7921 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro | Thooro | Bourke | -29.3695 | 145.3755 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3962 | 145.3040 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3964 | 145.3033 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3970 | 145.3028 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3957 | 145.3057 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3957 | 145.3021 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3979 | 145.3043 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3978 | 145.3063 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3978 | 145.3230 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3988 | 145.3229 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3984 | 145.3227 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3963 | 145.3207 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3969 | 145.3030 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3974 | 145.3064 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3975 | 145.3063 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3975 | 145.3080 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3969 | 145.3072 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3971 | 145.3081 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3944 | 145.3065 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3945 | 145.3072 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3931 | 145.3057 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3803 | 145.3406 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3961 | 145.3041 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3994 | 145.3216 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3984 | 145.3227 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3961 | 145.3039 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3995 | 145.3214 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3917 | 145.3041 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3918 | 145.3042 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3918 | 145.3044 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3924 | 145.3044 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3926 | 145.3048 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3937 | 145.3063 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3937 | 145.3048 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3948 | 145.3038 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3953 | 145.3067 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3963 | 145.3207 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3966 | 145.3070 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3968 | 145.3029 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3974 | 145.3067 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3974 | 145.3077 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3976 | 145.3070 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thooro Mud | Thooro Mud | Bourke | -29.3977 | 145.3230 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thully | Thully | Bourke | -29.7160 | 146.2843 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thully | Thully | Bourke | -29.7162 | 146.2849 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thully | Thully | Bourke | -29.7161 | 146.2837 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thully | Thully | Bourke | -29.7166 | 146.2843 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thully | Thully | Bourke | -29.7157 | 146.2846 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Thully | Thully | Bourke | -29.7160 | 146.2849 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tooloomi | Tooloomi | Non-GAB | -29.1922 | 146.5875 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tooloomi | Tooloomi | Non-GAB | -29.1958 | 146.5808 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yotomi | Tooloomi | Non-GAB | -29.2014 | 146.5510 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Toulby | Toulby | Bourke | -29.0193 | 146.9304 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Towry | Towry | Bourke | -28.9707 | 146.9251 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Towry | Towry | Bourke | -28.9708 | 146.9237 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Towry | Towry | Bourke | -28.9716 | 146.9255 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Towry | Towry | Bourke | -28.9728 | 146.9292 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Towry | Towry | Bourke | -28.9732 | 146.9262 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Towry | Towry | Bourke | -28.9743 | 146.9268 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| Towry | Towry | Bourke | -28.9746 | 146.9263 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Tyngnynias | Tyngnynias | Bourke | -29.2317 | 144.7011 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Wapweelah | Wapweela | Bourke | -29.2731 | 145.3510 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Warroo | Warroo | Bourke | -29.0672 | 144.6337 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Wee Wattah | Wee Wattah | Bourke | -30.7317 | 144.2435 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabangee | Yantabangee | Bourke | -30.6615 | 143.8270 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3383 | 145.0029 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3382 | 145.0036 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3386 | 145.0040 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3389 | 145.0041 | Warrego |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3389 | 145.0040 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3390 | 145.0032 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3398 | 145.0034 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3400 | 145.0044 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3419 | 145.0054 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3417 | 145.0054 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3373 | 145.0030 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3329 | 145.0129 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3328 | 145.0130 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3332 | 145.0130 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3332 | 145.0132 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3388 | 145.0029 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3417 | 145.0053 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Yantabulla | Yantabulla | Bourke | -29.3417 | 145.0053 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
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| Paralna | Youltoo | Bourke | -30.5250 | 143.1304 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Youltoo | Youltoo | Bourke | -30.5772 | 143.1008 | Central Groundwater Source |
| Youngerina | Youngerina | Bourke | -29.5246 | 145.1296 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Youngerina | Youngerina | Bourke | -29.5421 | 145.1209 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Youngerina | Youngerina | Bourke | -29.5435 | 145.1201 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Youngerina | Youngerina | Bourke | -29.5437 | 145.1201 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Youngerina | Youngerina | Bourke | -29.5441 | 145.1225 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
| Youngerina | Youngerina | Bourke | -29.5442 | 145.1225 | Warrego Groundwater Source |
Table B—High priority spring groundwater dependent ecosystems
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| High priority groundwater | Latitude -Decimal | Longitude -Decimal | Groundwater |
| dependent ecosystem | degrees (South) | degrees (East) | Source |
| Lawlers Spring | -30.0817 | 150.0344 | Southern Recharge |
| O’Connors Spring | -29.3983 | 150.8678 | Eastern Recharge |
| Rocky Holes Springs | -29.3150 | 150.3678 | Eastern Recharge |
| Ulungra Springs | -31.7150 | 149.1011 | Southern Recharge |
| Wheoh Spring | -31.2150 | 149.0844 | Southern Recharge |
| Wittenbra Springs | -31.0650 | 149.2011 | Southern Recharge |
| Yearinan Springs | -31.1817 | 149.1844 | Southern Recharge |
| Hassells Spring | -31.7483 | 149.0178 | Southern Recharge |
| Gidgenboyne Spring | -31.7483 | 149.0178 | Southern Recharge |
| Cookamobla Springs | -31.5150 | 149.3094 | Southern Recharge |
| Dandry North Springs | -31.0317 | 149.2844 | Southern Recharge |
| Dandry Springs | -31.1483 | 149.3178 | Southern Recharge |
| Hardy Spring | -30.6650 | 149.8344 | Southern Recharge |
| Eather Spring | -30.6817 | 149.8344 | Southern Recharge |
| Garrawilla Spring | -31.1483 | 149.6344 | Southern Recharge |
| Gora Spring | -31.0817 | 149.0678 | Southern Recharge |
| Jackys Spring | -29.4483 | 150.4678 | Eastern Recharge |
| Grattai Spring | -30.0983 | 150.0678 | Southern Recharge |
| Hickeys Spring | -29.4483 | 150.5011 | Eastern Recharge |
| Barnsbys Springs | -29.9650 | 150.1678 | Southern Recharge |
| Boggy Spring | -29.4483 | 150.4844 | Eastern Recharge |
| Coxs Spring | -29.3650 | 150.6844 | Eastern Recharge |
| Cucumber Springs | -29.3317 | 150.8844 | Eastern Recharge |
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| Stump Spring | -29.4650 | 150.5011 | Eastern Recharge |
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| Appendix 1 | Overview of the Plan Map | (clause 4) |
Overview of the Plan Map (WSP040_Version 2), Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great
Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020
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| Appendix 2 | Overview of the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent | |
|
Overview of the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem Map (GDE025_Version 1),
Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020
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| Appendix 3 | Map of the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems | |
|
Map of the High Priority Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems identified in Schedule 2
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