Water Plan (Boyne River Basin) 2013

The daily volumetric limit for an amended water licence is—

for an amended water licence that, before the amendment, had a related development permit that stated a pump size mentioned in schedule 2, column 1—the volume stated in schedule 2, column 2 for the pump size; or

for an amended water licence that, before the amendment, had a related development permit that stated a pump size other than a pump size mentioned in schedule 2, column 1—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the volumes stated in schedule 2, column 2 for pump sizes of a similar size to the pump size stated on the development permit; or

otherwise—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to—

the type of licence; and

a measurement, or estimate, of the daily rate at which water is being taken, or is capable of being taken, under the licence before the amendment.

However, for subsection (1)(a) and (b), if the licence holder satisfies the chief executive that the water-taking capacity of the pump is different from the daily volumetric limit under the subsection, the daily volumetric limit is the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the following—

the conditions under which the water may be taken;

the water-taking capacity of the pump (the existing pump) to which the development permit relates under normal operating conditions;

the irrigation or water distribution system related to the existing pump during the period of not more than 10 years immediately before the commencement of this plan;

the efficiency of the water use associated with the existing pump or the system mentioned in paragraph (c).