Water access entitlements
19 Water access entitlements
A water access entitlement is an entitlement to the amount of surface water or ground water stated in the entitlement.
The amount must be stated as the lesser of—
a percentage of the total amount of the surface water or ground water available for taking from time to time in the water management area stated in the entitlement; and
a stated maximum volume.
Because a water access entitlement entitles the holder to a percentage of the water available for taking, and that amount is likely to vary from time to time, the entitlement does not guarantee that a particular volume of water, or any water, will be available under the entitlement.
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