Water Resources (Marne Saunders Prescribed Water Resources Area) Regulations 2005 (SA)

South Australia Water Resources (Marne Saunders Prescribed Water Resources Area) Regulations 2005 under the Water Resources Act 1997

Contents Preamble 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Declaration of prescribed water resources 5 Establishment and prescribed periods Schedule 1—Revocation of Water Resources (Marne River and Saunders Creek—Prescribed Water Resources) Regulations 2003 Legislative history

Preamble 1 The Water Resources (Marne River and Saunders Creek—Prescribed Water Resources) Regulations 2003 (the 2003 Regulations) were made, and came into operation, on 20 March 2003 (see Gazette 20.3.2003 p1111). 2 The 2003 Regulations declared— (a) an area to be the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area; and (b) the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area to be a surface water prescribed area; and (c) all watercourses in the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area to be prescribed watercourses; and (d) existing wells and wells drilled in the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area to be prescribed wells. 3 The establishment period in respect of the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area commenced on 6 May 1996 and ended at the commencement of the prescribed period (that is, 24 January 2002) and the prescribed period will end 3 years from the day on which the 2003 Regulations were made (that is, 20 March 2006). 4 It is now appropriate to revoke the 2003 Regulations and make regulations that will have the effect— (a) of adding an area (area A) to the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area; and (b) of naming the area comprised of the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area and area A as the Marne Saunders Prescribed Water Resources Area; and (c) of continuing, in relation to the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area, the establishment period and prescribed period declared by the 2003 Regulations; and (d) of prescribing the establishment period and prescribed period in relation to area A of the Marne Saunders Prescribed Water Resources Area.