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of the table in Schedule 4 that lie beneath the area described by the polygon of the same name in the dataset that:
            (a) is titled Groundwater SDL Resource Units; and
            (b) has a dataset scale of 1:250,000; and
            (c) is held by the Authority on 14 November 2017.
Note: See subsection 6.04(4) for the long‑term average sustainable diversion limits that apply to each groundwater SDL resource unit.
(2) The Authority must publish on its website a map that:
            (a) identifies each groundwater SDL resource unit; and
            (b) is prepared using the dataset referred to in subsection (1).

        Division 2—Long‑term average sustainable diversion limits

6.04 Long‑term average sustainable diversion limits
(1) The long‑term average sustainable diversion limits set out in this section take effect on 1 July 2019.
(2) The long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for the Basin water resources as a whole is the sum of the long‑term average sustainable diversion limits for all SDL resource units.
Note: As at 14 November 2017, the Authority had estimated the long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for all surface water SDL resource units to be 10,945 GL per year. This reflects a reduction of 2,680 GL per year from the Authority's estimate of the BDL for all surface water SDL resource units. Current estimates of amounts of water that have been recovered for the environment were, in 2018, available on the Authority's website (www.mdba.gov.au) and on the Department's website (www.agriculture.gov.au).
(3) The long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for each surface water SDL resource unit is set out in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2.
Note: The long‑term average sustainable diversion limits in the northern Basin Queensland zone and the northern Basin New South Wales zone were changed following the Northern Basin Review (completed in 2016).
 The Authority estimates the long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for all surface water SDL resource units in these zones to be 3,538 GL per year. This represents a reduction of 320 GL per year from the Authority's estimate of the BDL for the northern Basin.
 The northern Basin SDL was based on:
                   (a)  the economic, social and environmental outcomes of the Northern Basin Review; and
                   (b) commitments from the Commonwealth, Queensland and New South Wales Governments to implement 'toolkit' measures that will deliver improved environmental outcomes in the northern Basin.
(4) The long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for each groundwater SDL resource unit is set out in column 4 of the table in Schedule 4.
Note: This section sets environmentally sustainable limits on the quantity of surface water and groundwater that may be taken from an SDL resource unit. However, a water resource plan may provide for less water to be taken: see subsection 10.11(2).