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Long‑term average sustainable diversion limits

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Volume 1Parts 1 to 10A (sections 1 to 239W)
Part 2Management of Basin water resources
Division 1Basin Plan
Subdivision BBasin Plan, its purpose and contents

23 Long‑term average sustainable diversion limits

(1)

A long‑term average sustainable diversion limit must reflect an environmentally sustainable level of take.

(2)

A long‑term average sustainable diversion limit may be specified:

(a)

as a particular quantity of water per year; or

(b)

as a formula or other method that may be used to calculate a quantity of water per year; or

(c)

in any other way that the Authority determines to be appropriate.

Note:

Sections 23A and 23B set out how a long‑term average sustainable diversion limit may be adjusted.

(3)

A reference in this section to a long‑term average sustainable diversion limit is a reference to a long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for:

(a)

the Basin water resources; or

(b)

the water resources of a particular water resource plan area; or

(c)

a particular part of the water resources referred to in paragraph (b).

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