Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760:reg:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 1/32)
Character Range: 228737–231724

2              Northern Basin (Barwon River and Darling River and their tributaries)  Paroo and Warrego rivers—838
Generally—957

Note: To convert EC to milligrams per litre (mg/L), the following approximate conversion factors can be used: (a) for the Southern Basin (including the Lachlan river), mg/L = EC multiplied by 0.6; (b) for Northern Basin, mg/L = EC multiplied by 0.7; (c) for the Paroo and Warrego rivers, mg/L = EC multiplied by 0.8.
(4) The target value for the sodium adsorption ratio of irrigation water is the value which, if exceeded, would cause soil degradation when that water is applied to land.
Note: See section 1.07 for the meaning of soil degradation.

9.18 Water quality targets for recreational water
The water quality targets for water used for recreational purposes are that the values for cyanobacteria cell counts or biovolume meet the guideline values set out in Chapter 6 of the Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water.

        Division 4—Salinity targets for the purposes of long‑term salinity planning and management

9.19 Salinity targets
(1) This section sets out surface water salinity targets for the purpose of long‑term salinity planning and management for the Murray‑Darling Basin.
(2) The Murray‑Darling Basin and End‑of‑Valley Targets for salinity are set out (as absolute values) in Appendix 1 of Schedule B to the Agreement as amended from time to time.
(3) The following entities are to apply the targets in performing long‑term salinity planning and management functions:
            (a) the Authority;
            (b) the Basin Officials Committee;
            (c) agencies of Basin States.

        Chapter 10—Water resource plan requirements

        Part 1—Preliminary

10.01 Simplified outline
(1) This section sets out a simplified outline of this Chapter.
(2) This Chapter sets out requirements in relation to the following matters that a water resource plan must comply with in order for it to be accredited or adopted under Division 2 of Part 2 of the Act (item 11 of the table in subsection 22(1) of the Act):
            (a) the identification of the water resource plan area and other matters (Part 2);
            (b) the incorporation, and application, of the long‑term annual diversion limit for each SDL resource unit in the water resource plan area (Part 3);
            (c) the sustainable use and management of water resources of the water resource plan area within the long‑term annual diversion limits (Part 4);
            (d) the regulation, for the purpose of managing Basin water resources, of interception activities with a significant impact (whether on an activity‑by‑activity basis or cumulatively) on those water resources (Part 5);
            (e) planning for environmental watering (Part 6);
            (f) water quality objectives for the water resource plan area (Part 7);
            (g) the circumstances in which tradeable water rights in relation to the water resource plan area may