This Plan, done under the Water Act 2000, defines the management plan for the Whitsunday. The following are the purposes of this plan— (a) to define the availability of water in the plan area; (b) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water; (c) to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements; (d) to provide a framework for establishing water allocations to take surface water; (e) to provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, degradation that has occurred in natural ecosystems; (f) to regulate the taking of overland flow water; (g) to regulate the taking of groundwater. The Plan is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary; Plan area and water to which plan applies; Outcomes for sustainable management of water; Performance indicators and objectives; Strategies for achieving outcomes; Monitoring and reporting requirements and Implementing and amending this plan. The Plan is completed by eight Schedules specifying: Plan areas; Subcatchment areas; Nodes; Environmental flow objectives; Water allocation security objectives; Total of nominal entitlements for all water licences and annual volumetric limits for all water allocations; Rates, volumetric limits and pump sizes; Dictionary, etc.
Australia · 2010-02-25