Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760:reg:2:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 10/32)
Character Range: 251681–254588

which water may be taken) in order to prevent a resource condition limit from being exceeded.
(3) If the outcome of the requirement in subsection (1) is that such rules are necessary, the water resource plan must include those rules.

10.19 Groundwater and surface water connections
(1) A water resource plan must be prepared having regard to whether it is necessary for it to include rules which ensure that, for groundwater that has a significant hydrological connection to surface water, the operation of the plan does not compromise the meeting of environmental watering requirements (for example, base flows).
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), regard must be had to whether it is necessary for the water resource plan to include rules that specify:
            (a) the times, places and rates at which water is permitted to be taken from a groundwater SDL resource unit; and
            (b) resource condition limits, being limits beyond which the taking of groundwater will compromise the discharge of water into any surface water resource; and
            (c) restrictions on the water permitted to be taken (including the times, places and rates at which water may be taken) in order to prevent a resource condition limit from being exceeded.
(3) If the outcome of the requirement in subsection (1) is that such rules are necessary, the water resource plan must include those rules.

10.20 Productive base of groundwater
 (1) A water resource plan must be prepared having regard to whether it is necessary for it to include rules which ensure that the operation of the plan does not compromise:
 (a) the overall structural integrity of the aquifer (whether within or outside the water resource plan area) arising from take within the long‑term annual diversion limit for an SDL resource unit; or
 (b) the overall hydraulic relationships and properties between groundwater and surface water systems, between groundwater systems, and within groundwater systems.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), regard must be had to whether it is necessary for the water resource plan to include rules that specify:
            (a) the times, places and rates at which water is permitted to be taken from a groundwater SDL resource unit; and
            (b) any zones in the water resource plan area where continued groundwater extraction will result in a long‑term decline in groundwater levels; and
            (c) measures to prevent any long‑term decline in groundwater levels in that zone, except where the groundwater is a non‑renewable groundwater resource; and
            (d) for a non‑renewable groundwater resource—the planned rate of decline in groundwater levels and the anticipated groundwater levels after 50 years from the commencement of the water resource plan; and
            (e) resource condition limits, being limits beyond which the taking of groundwater from the SDL resource unit will