This plan may be cited as the Water Plan (Moreton) (Water Planning Framework Changes) Amendment Plan 2017.
This plan amends the Water Plan (Moreton) 2007.
Part 2—
insert—(1)Each of the zones shown on the map in schedule 5A is a trading zone for this plan.(2)Each zone includes—(a)each part of a watercourse, lake or spring that lies within the zone; and(b)those sections of tributaries where there is access to flow or pondage from a watercourse or lake within the zone.
4Amendment of s 19 (Application of div 2)
Section 19(b), ‘water grid manager’—
omit, insert—bulk water supply authority
5Amendment of s 25 (Granting or reserving unallocated water)
(1)Section 25(a), ‘significant’—
omit, insert—coordinated
(2)Section 25(c), ‘resource operations plan’—
omit, insert—water management protocol
6Amendment of s 27 (Process for Act, ss 176 and 184A)
Section 27(2)—
omit.
7Amendment of s 42 (Authorising existing taking of water from Morton Vale Pipeline)
Section 42(1), ‘SunWater’—
omit, insert—SEQ Water
8Amendment of s 43 (Application of div 7)
Section 43, ‘the resource operations plan’—
omit, insert—section 146 of the Act
9Amendment of s 56 (Amending water licences)
Section 56(2), ‘under a process in the resource operations plan’—
omit.
10Amendment of s 61 (Releasing water through fish ways)
Section 61, from ‘the environmental’—
omit, insert—each resource operations licence must include environmental management rules for the release of the water.
11Amendment of s 63 (Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20(2))
Section 63, heading, ‘s 20(2)’—
omit, insert—s 101
12Amendment of s 64 (Decisions about taking groundwater)
Section 64(3)(d)—
omit.
13Amendment of s 65 (Amending water licences to take groundwater)
Section 65(2), ‘, under a process in the resource operation plan,’—
omit.
14Amendment of s 66 (Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20(2))
Section 66, heading, ‘s 20(2)’—
omit, insert—s 101
15Amendment of s 67 (Decisions about taking groundwater)
Section 67(3)(d)—
omit.
16Omission of s 69 (Boundaries of supplemented groundwater area)
Section 69—
omit.
17Omission of s 71 (Implementation area 4)
Section 71—
omit.
18Amendment of s 72 (Continued taking of groundwater authorised)
(1)Section 72(2) and (3)—
omit, insert—(2)If the chief executive is reasonably satisfied the outcomes mentioned in part 3 or the objectives mentioned in part 4 are not being achieved, the chief executive may, under section 116 of the Act, grant a water licence to the owner to take groundwater using the bore.(2)Section 72(4)—
renumber as section 72(3).
19Amendment of s 73 (Granting water licences)
(1)Section 73(1), ‘section 37’—
omit, insert—section 36
(2)Section 73(2), ‘section 212’—
omit, insert—section 116
20Amendment of s 74 (Water sharing rules for unsupplemented groundwater)
Section 74(1), ‘resource operations plan’—
omit, insert—water management protocol
21Amendment of s 75 (Amending water licences to state an annual volumetric limit)
Section 75(2), ‘, under a process in the resource operations plan,’—
omit.
22Amendment of s 76 (Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20(2))
Section 76, heading, ‘s 20(2)’—
omit, insert—s 101
23Amendment of s 77 (Decisions about taking groundwater)
Section 77(2)(d)—
omit.
24Amendment of s 78 (Continued taking of groundwater authorised)
(1)Section 78(2) and (3)—
omit, insert—(2)If the chief executive is reasonably satisfied the outcomes mentioned in part 3 or the objectives mentioned in part 4 are not being achieved, the chief executive may, under section 116 of the Act, grant a water licence to the owner to take groundwater using the bore.(2)Section 78(4)—
renumber as section 78(3).
25Amendment of s 79 (Granting water licences)
(1)Section 79(1), ‘section 37’—
omit, insert—section 36
(2)Section 79(2), ‘section 212’—
omit, insert—section 116
26Amendment of s 82 (Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20(2))
Section 82, heading, ‘s 20(2)’—
omit, insert—s 101
27Amendment of s 85 (Limitation on taking overland flow water)
(1)Section 85(1)(c), after ‘sensitive’—
insert—urban
(2)Section 85(1)(f)—
omit, insert—(f)contaminated agricultural runoff water; or(3)Section 85(2), definition contaminated agricultural runoff water—
omit, insert—contaminated agricultural runoff water means overland flow water that contains, or is likely to contain, excess nutrients or farm chemicals at levels potentially harmful to the quality of the water in a watercourse.
28Amendment of s 87 (Licensing existing taking of overland flow water using works)
(1)Section 87(1), ‘section 37’—
omit, insert—section 36
(2)Section 87(2), ‘, under a process in the resource operations plan,’—
omit.
29Amendment of s 90 (Monitoring and reporting requirements)
Section 90(1), ‘resource operations plan’—
omit, insert—water management protocol
30Replacement of s 95 (Implementation schedule)
Section 95—
omit, insert—(1)This section states the proposed arrangements for implementing this plan.(2)Within 4 years after the commencement, it is proposed to amend this plan—(a)to convert authorisations in the priority area to water allocations; and(b)to deal with unallocated surface water available for future water requirements in the priority area.(3)Within 4 years after the commencement, it is proposed to amend—(a)the water management protocol to make water allocation change rules; and(b)each resource operations licence that relates to the priority area—(i)to make environmental management rules; and(ii)to implement the monitoring requirements in part 9 for the priority area; and(c)the operations manual required under each resource operations licence that relates to the priority area to make—(i)water sharing rules; and(ii)seasonal water assignment rules.(4)Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit the matters that may be included in the water management protocol.
31Amendment of s 96 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57)
(1)Section 96, heading, ‘s 57’—
omit, insert—s 51
(2)Section 96, ‘section 57(b)’—
omit, insert—section 51(2)(a)
Schedules 1 to 4—
omit, insert—section 4
section 5(1)
section 5(2)
section 6
After schedule 5—
insert—section 6A
Schedule 6, entry for node D, ‘7.5km’—
omit, insert—8.0km
35Amendment of sch 13 (Priority areas)
(1)Schedule 13, sections 1 and 3—
omit.(2)Schedule 13, section 2, heading—
omit, insert—Priority area
(3)Schedule 13, section 2, ‘Priority area 2’—
omit, insert—(4)Schedule 13, section 2—
renumber as section 1.
36Amendment of sch 15 (Dictionary)
(1)Schedule 15, definitions infrastructure operating rules, priority area 1, priority area 2, priority area 3, resource operations plan, SunWater, this plan and water sensitive design—
omit.(2)Schedule 15—
insert—priority area see schedule 13, section 1.water management protocol means a water management protocol made to implement this plan.water sensitive urban design means design that integrates the management of the water cycle into urban design to—(a)minimise the effects of development on the water cycle and the environment; and(b)address matters related to the supply and use of the water.(3)Schedule 15, definition allowable urban purpose, paragraph (a), after ‘sensitive’—
insert—urban