Water Plan (Mary Basin) 2024

section 3

adopted middle thread distance means the distance in kilometres, measured along the middle of a watercourse, from a specific point in the watercourse to the watercourse’s mouth or junction with the main watercourse.

amended licence, for part 9, division 6, see section 43.

AMTD means adopted middle thread distance.

authorisation means—

a water allocation, water licence, water permit, seasonal water assignment notice or other authority to take water given under the Act or the repealed Act, other than a water permit for stock purposes or domestic purposes; or

a water licence or resource operations licence to interfere with water given under the Act or the repealed Act.

average annual volume, of surface water, means the volume of the water expressed as a long-term modelled average over the simulation period for the water.

coordinated project means a project declared to be a coordinated project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, section 26.

decision, for part 6, see section 24.

eWater Source computer program means the eWater Source computer program used by the department to simulate daily stream flows, flow management, storages, releases, in-stream infrastructure, water diversions, water demands and other hydrological events in the plan area.

model computer program means—

the eWater Source computer program; or

a successor of the eWater Source computer program, by whatever name called; or

the statistical analysis and reporting programs associated with a computer program mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

node see section 11(1).

nominal entitlement, for a water licence, see the Water Regulation 2016, section 28(1).

plan area means the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1, part 1.

pre-amended licence, for part 9, division 6, see section 43.

project of regional significance means a project the chief executive considers significant for a region in the plan area having regard to the following matters—

the outcomes stated in part 3;

the economic or social impact the project will have on the region;

the public interest and the welfare of people in the region;

any other relevant matter.

significant watercourse reach see section 12.

simulation period means the period from 1 July 1889 to 30 June 2019, both days inclusive.

subcatchments see section 7(1).

surface water see section 4.

traditional owners, of an area, means the Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have, under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom, a connection with land and waters in the area.

unallocated water release process means a process for releasing unallocated water that is—

prescribed by regulation under sections 39(b) and 40(2) of the Act; or

stated in this plan under section 43(2)(f) of the Act.

Note—

See section 31 for a process mentioned in paragraph (b).

underground water management area see section 9.

water supply scheme zone see section 8(3).