Water Plan (Wet Tropics) 2013

This section applies if the chief executive grants a water licence to a person under section 69.

The chief executive must decide the nominal entitlement for the water licence.

In deciding the nominal entitlement for the licence, the chief executive must consider each of the following—

any other water entitlements for the land to which the licence relates;

the density of water bores for taking groundwater in the area to which the entitlement relates;

any unsupplemented water allocations in the area to which the entitlement relates;

the estimated volume.

If the chief executive is satisfied the volume of groundwater taken during the relevant period is more than the volume estimated under subsection (3)(d), the chief executive may decide a nominal entitlement that is more than the estimated volume.

In this section—

for prescribed existing works used to take groundwater for irrigation purposes—the volume of groundwater taken using the works for irrigation purposes during the relevant period, if the volume is not more than—

in the Mulgrave–Russell groundwater management area—

in subcatchment area A of the Mulgrave–Russell catchment area—9ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

in subcatchment area B or C of the Mulgrave–Russell catchment area—8ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

in subcatchment area D of the Mulgrave–Russell catchment area—9ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

in the Lower Johnstone groundwater management area—9ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

in the South Johnstone groundwater management area—9ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

in the Liverpool Creek groundwater management area—9ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

in the Tully groundwater management area—9ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

in the Southern Tablelands groundwater management area—9ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

in the Lower Herbert groundwater management area—5ML of water for each irrigable hectare of property; or

for prescribed existing works used to take groundwater for a purpose other than irrigation purposes—the volume of groundwater estimated to have been taken using the works during the relevant period for the purpose.