Water Plan (Wet Tropics) 2013

provision for—

the use of water entitlements and other authorisations in the plan area; and

the continued use of existing groundwater works;

protection of the probability of being able to take water under a water entitlement;

availability of water for the following—

growth in industries dependent on water resources in the plan area;Examples of growth in industries dependent on water resources in the plan area—

Indigenous communities dependent on water resources in the plan area to achieve their economic aspirations;

stock purposes in the plan area;

the support of flexible and diverse water supply arrangements for water users;

the support of activities stated in the Water Regulation 2016, schedule 3;

maintenance of flows that support water-related economic activities in the plan area, including, for example, tourism;

encouragement of continual improvement in the efficient use of water;

maintenance, to the extent practicable, of the quality of groundwater for consumptive purposes;

ensuring a reliable and secure supply of water, including for the Kareeya and the Koombooloomba hydro-electric power stations.