Water Plan (Calliope River Basin) 2006 (Qld)

Water Plan (Calliope River Basin) 2006

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This water plan may be cited as the Water Plan (Calliope River Basin) 2006.

2 Purposes of plan The following are the purposes of this plan— (a) to define the availability of water in the plan area; (b) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water; (c) to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements; (d) to provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, degradation that has occurred in natural ecosystems; (e) to regulate the taking of overland flow water.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this plan.

Part 2 Plan area and water to which plan applies

4 Plan area This plan applies to the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1.

5 Information about plan area (1) The exact location of the boundary of the plan area is held in digital electronic form by the department. (2) The information held in digital electronic form can be reduced or enlarged to show the details of the boundary.

6 Water to which plan applies This plan applies to the following water in the plan area— (a) water in a watercourse, lake or spring; (b) overland flow water.

Part 3 Outcomes for sustainable management of water

7 Outcomes for water in plan area Water is to be allocated and sustainably managed in a way that— (a) recognises the natural state of watercourses, lakes and springs has changed because of the taking of, and interfering with, water; and (b) seeks to achieve a balance in the following outcomes— (i) the general outcomes mentioned in section 8; (ii) the ecological outcomes mentioned in section 9.