Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760:reg:29
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 29
Character Range: 522048–526836

29                                                                     Australian Capital Territory (surface water)             The BDL is the sum of:
                                                                       (SS1)                                                      (a)  the long‑term annual average limit on the quantity of water that can be taken from watercourses calculated by:
                                                                                                                                      (i) summing the quantity of water that would have been taken by that form of take in accordance with Schedule E to the Agreement as at 30 June 2009 for each year of the historical climate conditions (including an adjustment to account for population growth to 30 June 2009 and an adjustment to reflect a revised estimate of historic water use); and
                                                                                                                                      (ii)  dividing that quantity by all the years of the historical climate conditions; and
                                                                                                                                      (iii) adding the long‑term average ACT Living Murray contribution being that allocated to the Living Murray as referred to in sub‑clause 9(1) of Schedule E to the Agreement; and
                                                                                                                                  (b) the long‑term annual average limit on the quantity of water that can be taken by runoff dams (excluding take under basic rights) calculated on the basis of the take under the level of development that existed on 30 June 2009; and
                                                                                                                                  (c)  the long‑term annual average take of water by runoff dams under basic rights at the level of development that existed on 30 June 2009; and
                                                                                                                                  (d)  the long‑term annual average net take of water by commercial plantations calculated on the basis of the take under the level of development that existed on 30 June 2009.
                                                                                                                                Note to paragraph (a): The Authority estimates this to be 42.7 GL per year. This includes 0.5 GL per year to account for population growth to 30 June 2009 and 0.2 GL per year to reflect a revised estimate of historic water use. It also includes the ACT Living Murray contribution of 2 GL per year, which was provided by the Australian Capital Territory and sourced within New South Wales.
                                                                                                                                Note to paragraphs (b) and (c): The Authority estimates the sum of items (b) and (c) to be 1 GL per year.
                                                                                                                                Note to paragraph (d): The Authority estimates this to be 11 GL per year.

        Schedule 4—Matters relating to groundwater SDL resource units
Note: See sections 6.03 and 6.04 and the definition of BDL in section 1.07.
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Item                          Groundwater SDL resource unit (code)                                       Groundwater covered by groundwater SDL resource unit                                                                                                                                                                        BDL for the SDL resource unit in gigalitres (GL) per year                                                                                                                                                                    Long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for SDL resource unit in gigalitres (GL) per year
Australian Capital Territory
                              Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) water resource plan area (GW1)