Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010

Each of the following is a general outcome for the plan area—

to protect the probability of being able to take water under a water allocation;

to support water-related cultural values, including the cultural values of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, in the plan area;

to provide for the continued use of all—

existing water entitlements; and

existing overland flow works; and

existing water bores;

to make water available to support—

irrigated agriculture in the plan area; and

urban and industrial growth in the plan area; and

stock or domestic purposes in the plan area; and

water-related aesthetic, economic and recreational values in the plan area, including, for example, tourism;

to make surface water in the following areas available to support growth in irrigated agriculture and water supplies for urban and industrial uses—

subcatchment area B;

subcatchment area C;

subcatchment area D;

subcatchment area E;

to maintain the ability to take surface water or groundwater for stock or domestic purposes;

to encourage continual improvement in the efficient use of water;

to ensure water is available to support natural ecosystem processes.

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