Water Plan (Calliope River Basin) 2006

In dealing with unallocated water, the chief executive must consider—

the need for, and efficiency of, present and proposed uses of water including—

the extent to which water is being taken under authorisations in the plan area; and

emerging requirements in the plan area for additional water and the likely timeframe in which the additional water will be required; and

alternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and

the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and

the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on the following—

water quality;

the connectivity of habitats that are dependent on flows in the river system;

the natural seasonality of flows;

estuarine ecosystems;

the natural movement of sediment;

inundation of habitats;

the movement of fish and other aquatic species;

recreation and aesthetic values of the plan area;

cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; and

imposing flow conditions to protect low flows and other ecologically significant flows; and

the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on water users in the plan area.

Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.