Water Plan (Cooper Creek) 2011

The daily volumetric limit for an amended water licence to take water is—

for an existing water licence that states a volume of water that may be taken in a day—the stated volume; or

for an existing water licence that does not state a daily volume, but states a maximum rate expressed in litres per second—the volume, expressed in megalitres, calculated by multiplying the stated maximum rate by 0.0864; or

for an existing water licence, or related development permit, that states a pump size, other than for an axial flow pump—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the information about pump sizes and rates in schedule 8, columns 1 and 3; or

for an existing water licence, or related development permit, that states a pump size, for an axial flow pump—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the information about pump sizes and rates in schedule 8, columns 1 and 5; or

for an existing water licence that states both a volume of water that may be taken in a day and a pump size—the stated volume; or

for an existing water licence that states both a maximum rate expressed in litres per second and a pump size—the volume, expressed in megalitres, calculated by multiplying the stated maximum rate by 0.0864; or

for another existing water licence—the volume, in megalitres per day, decided by the chief executive having regard to the conditions under which water may be taken under the existing water licence.

The chief executive must ensure the daily volumetric limit for an amended water licence is not more than the total volume that could be taken in a day at the maximum rate decided for the existing water licence under section 28.