General water plan outcome
17 General water plan outcome
A water plan outcome for this plan is that water to which this plan applies is to be allocated and managed in a way that—
recognises that the natural state of watercourses, lakes, springs and aquifers has changed because of the taking of, or interference with, water; and
seeks to achieve a balance between—
the economic water plan outcomes stated in section 18; and
the social water plan outcomes stated in section 19; and
the cultural water plan outcomes stated in section 20; and
the environmental water plan outcomes stated in section 21; and
promotes improved understanding of—
matters affecting the flow-related, and underground water dependent, health of ecosystems, including springs, in the plan area; and
the flow requirements of ecosystems in the plan area; and
the water required for social, spiritual and cultural uses by Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders; and
the water required to deliver social and economic benefits to communities in the plan area; and
the impact of climate change on water availability.
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