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Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Queensland
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2007 (2017)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Allocation/quota Monitoring Authorization/permit Environmental planning Inland waters Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Plan enters into force on 6 March 2007.
Abstract

This Plan, consisting of ten Parts and done under the Water Act 2000, defines the management plan for the Moreton area rivers. 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 (surface water); Strategies for achieving outcomes (groundwater); Strategies for achieving outcomes (overland flow water);Strategies for achieving outcomes (general); Monitoring and reporting requirements; and Implementing and amending this plan. The Plan is completed by fifteen Schedules: Plan areas; Groundwater management areas; Implementation areas for Lockyer Valley groundwater management area; Subcatchment areas; Subcatchment area names; Nodes; Environmental flow objectives; Water allocation security objectives; Interim water allocations; Volumes for simulated mean annual diversions; Rates and pump sizes; Watercourse buffer zones; Priority areas; Formula and Dictionary.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.qld.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Act 2000.

Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2023)

Keyword: Framework law, Freshwater resources management, Institution, Water rights, Water charges, Well sinking/boreholes, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Groundwater, Right to water, Sustainable development, Indigenous peoples, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX