Flow conditions for general unallocated water
32 Flow conditions for general unallocated water
This section applies to a water entitlement granted—
to take groundwater; or
to take surface water from a watercourse, lake or spring, other than to take for stock or domestic purposes.
General unallocated water may be granted only with a flow condition that prevents the taking of water that is required to maintain the following—
the longitudinal connectivity of low flow habitats throughout the subcatchment areas in the plan area;
the wetted habitats at riffles and other streambed features;
the natural seasonality of flows and zero flows;
the replenishment of refuge pools that enable movement of instream biota;
groundwater flows;
the contributions from aquifers to the flow of water in watercourses;
the lateral connectivity between rivers in the plan area and their adjacent riverine environments, including floodplains.
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