Water Plan (Border Rivers and Moonie) 2019 (Qld)

Water Plan (Border Rivers and Moonie) 2019

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This plan may be cited as the Water Plan (Border Rivers and Moonie) 2019.

2 Purposes of plan The purposes of this plan are to— (a) define the availability of water to which this plan applies; and (b) provide a framework for sustainably managing water to which this plan applies; and (c) identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with the future water requirements in the plan area; and (d) provide a framework for managing water allocations; and (e) provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, the degradation of natural ecosystems caused by the taking of, or interference with, water to which this plan applies.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 15 defines particular words used in this plan.

4 Meaning of surface water Surface water is— (a) water in a watercourse or lake; or (b) water in a spring not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies; or (c) overland flow water, other than water in a spring connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies.

5 References to latitudes and longitudes (1) The latitudes and longitudes used to describe a location mentioned in this plan are worked out using GDA94. (2) In this section— GDA94 means the Geocentric Datum of Australia, commonly called 'GDA 94', notified in the Commonwealth Government Gazette No. GN 35 on 6 September 1995, at page 3369.

Part 2 Plan area, water to which plan applies and other matters

6 Water to which plan applies— Act , s 43 For section 43(1)(a) of the Act, this plan applies to the following water in the plan area— (a) surface water; (b) underground water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 does not apply.