This Plan, consisting of eight Chapters divided into 153 sections, sets the management plan for water resources in the Fitzroy Basin. Under section 2, the purposes of the plan are: 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; (e) to provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, degradation in natural ecosystems; (f) to regulate the taking of overland flow water; (g) to regulate the taking of groundwater. Chap. 2 specifies the plan area and water to which the plans applies. Chap. 3 sets the outcomes for sustainable management of water. Chap. 4 is dedicated to performance indicators and Environmental flow objectives. Chap. 5 deals with strategies for achieving outcomes for both surface water and groundwater. Chap. 6 is dedicated to monitoring and reporting requirements. Chap. 7 regulates how implementing and amending this plan. The plan is completed by twelve Schedules: plan area map, subcatchment areas, coastal Burnett overland flow area, groundwater management areas, groundwater sub-areas, nodes, environmental flow objectives, water allocation security objectives, interim rules for taking or sharing water, water allocation groups to take unsupplemented surface water, rates and pump sizes and dictionary.
澳大利亚 · 2011-12-09