This Plan applies to surface water in the plan area and underground water in the underground water management area. The purposes of this plan are to: (a)define the availability of water; (b)provide a framework for sustainably managing water; (c)identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with the future water requirements in the plan area; (d)regulate the taking of, and interference with, surface water, and the taking of underground water; (e)provide a framework for establishing and managing water allocations for surface water; (f)provide access to water resources to help the traditional owners of the plan area achieve their economic, social and cultural aspirations; (g)provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, the degradation of natural ecosystems caused by the taking of, or interference with, water to which this plan applies.
The Plan is organised as follow: Part 2 Plan area, water to which plan applies and other matters; Part 3 Water plan outcomes; Part 4 Measures for achieving water plan outcomes; Part 5 Objectives and performance indicators; Part 6 Strategies for achieving water plan outcomes for surface water; Part 7 Limitations on taking or interfering with water; Part 9 water licences.