New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThis Plan establishes the following planned environmental water rules:
(a) water volume in excess of the long-term extraction limit established in clause 29 of this Plan shall not be taken from this water source and used for any purpose, and
(b) water availability shall be managed as specified in clause 31 to ensure water volume in excess of the long-term extraction limit is not being taken.
Note : By limiting long-term extractions to an estimated 391,900 megalitres per year this Plan ensures that approximately 73% of the long-term average annual flow in this water source (estimated to be 1,448,000 megalitres per year) will be preserved and will contribute to the maintenance of basic ecosystem health.