Water Plan (Georgina and Diamantina) 2004 (Qld)

Water Plan (Georgina and Diamantina) 2004

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This water plan may be cited as the Water Plan (Georgina and Diamantina) 2004.

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, including, for example, stressed rivers; (e) to regulate the taking of overland flow water.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 3 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 plan area boundary 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. Editor's note— The boundary location in digital electronic form may be inspected at the department's head office, Brisbane.

6 Water to which plan applies (1) This plan applies to the following water in the plan area— (a) surface water; (b) overland flow water, other than water in springs connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies; (c) hydraulically-linked groundwater not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies. (2) In subsection (1)— surface water means the following— (a) water in a watercourse or lake; (b) water in springs not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies.