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Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Queensland
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2010 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Allocation/quota Monitoring Authorization/permit Environmental planning Inland waters Basin/catchment/watershed Sustainable use Water abstraction 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 26 February 2010.
Abstract

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.

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