Water Plan (Gold Coast) 2006 (Qld)

Water Plan (Gold Coast) 2006

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This water plan may be cited as the Water Plan (Gold Coast) 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 establishing water allocations; (e) to provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, degradation that has occurred in natural ecosystems.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 11 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 Subcatchment areas Each part of the plan area that is within a subcatchment area shown on the map in schedule 2, and named in schedule 3, is a subcatchment area for this plan.

6 Information about areas (1) The exact location of the plan area and subcatchment area boundaries 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 boundaries.

7 Nodes (1) A node mentioned in this plan is a place— (a) on a watercourse in the plan area; and (b) for which environmental flow objectives are set for performance indicators. (2) The location of each node is shown on the map in schedule 1 and described in schedule 4. (3) Each node is identified on the map by a letter of the alphabet.

8 Water to which plan applies This plan applies to water in a watercourse, lake or spring in the plan area.