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Schedule 9 Dictionary
section 3
annual flow volume, for a point on a watercourse or a node, means the total volume of flow, at the point or node, in a period of 12 months starting on 1 July.
authorisation means a water licence, water permit or other authority to take water given under the Act or the repealed Act, other than a permit for stock or domestic purposes.
catchment area see section 5.
daily volumetric limit, for a water licence, means the maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence in a day.
existing overland flow works means works allowing the taking of overland flow water that—
were in existence on 27 September 2008; or
were started by, but not completed, on 27 September 2008 and—
if a variation to a moratorium notice was granted for the works under section 27 of the Act—have been, or are being, completed in accordance with the moratorium notice, as varied; or
if subparagraph (i) does not apply—were completed by 27 March 2009; or
for works mentioned in the moratorium notice published on 16 July 2004 and amended on 27 September 2008 as works to which the moratorium notice does not apply—were started before the commencement of this plan.
existing water licence means a water licence in force immediately before the commencement of this plan.
flow regime means the entire range of flows at a point in a watercourse, including variations in the watercourse height, discharge, seasonality, annual variability and event duration.
general reserve means a volume of unallocated water available for allocation for any purpose.
IQQM computer program means the department’s Integrated Quantity and Quality Modelling computer program, and associated statistical analysis and reporting programs, that simulate daily stream flows, flow management, storages, releases, infrastructure, water diversions, water demands and other hydrologic events in the plan area.
maximum drawdown limit means the water level, below the water level for full supply, at which pumping from a lake is prohibited.
mean annual flow, at a point on a watercourse or a node, means the total volume of flow at the point or node in the simulation period, divided by the number of years in the simulation period.
median annual flow, at a point on a watercourse or a node, means the annual flow volume at the point or node that is equalled or exceeded in 50% of the years in the simulation period.
monthly volumetric limit, for a water licence, means the maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence in a month.
node see section 8.
nominal entitlement see the Water Regulation 2016, section 28.
plan area means the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1.
pre-development flow pattern means the pattern of water flows, during the simulation period, decided by the chief executive using the IQQM computer program as if—
there were no dams or other water infrastructure in the plan area; and
no water was taken under authorisations in the plan area.
project of regional significance means a project the chief executive considers, under section 27, to be a project of regional significance for the plan area.
project of State significance means a project declared under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, section 26, to be a significant project.
pumping pool means a pool of water near a pump in a watercourse, lake or spring that ensures the water level of the watercourse, lake or spring is appropriate to enable the pump to function properly.
resource operations plan means the resource operations plan to implement this plan.
Note—
See the Act, section 1266.
simulation period means the period from 1 July 1889 to 30 June 2007.
started, for existing overland flow works, means all of the following apply to the existing overland flow works—
construction of the works had physically begun or, if construction had not physically begun, a contract had been entered into to begin construction;
an independently verifiable construction program existed for progressive construction towards completion of the works;
detailed design plans existed showing, among other things, the extent of the works;
if a permit was required for the works under the repealed Local Government Act 1993, section 940—the permit had been issued;
if a development permit was required for the works—the permit had been given.
State purpose means—
a project of State significance; or
a project of regional significance; or
town water supply.
strategic reserve means a volume of unallocated water available only for allocation for a State purpose.
subcatchment area see section 6.
this plan means this water resource plan.
traditional owners, of an area, means the Aboriginal people who identify as descendants of the original inhabitants of the area.
unallocated water means water available for allocation in the plan area.
waterhole means a part of a watercourse that contains water after the watercourse ceases to flow, other than a part of a watercourse that is within the storage area of a dam on the watercourse.
works that allow the taking of overland flow water include—
storages, sumps, drains, embankments, channels and pumps for taking, or that can be used for taking, overland flow water; and
storages that are connected to the works mentioned in paragraph (a); and
works that make, or that can be used to make, the original connection between the storages mentioned in paragraph (b) and the works mentioned in paragraph (a).
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