Australian Capital Territory
Water Resources (Amounts of water reasonable for uses guidelines) Determination 2007 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2007—194
made under the
Water Resources Act 2007, Section 18 – Amounts of water reasonable for uses

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Water Resources Act 2007 is an Act to provide for the management of the water resources of the Territory, and for related purposes.

Section 18 of the Act provides that the minister must determine guidelines for working out the amounts of water that are reasonable amounts for particular purposes.

Schedule 1 outlines the methods in which volumes appropriate for various uses are to be calculated.  These volumes are to be used in issuing water access entitlements and in licensing use.

Schedule 1 determines the following:
•	volumes for irrigation of parkland and residential gardens
•	volumes for rural stock and domestic use
•	volumes for metered uses other than irrigation of parkland and residential gardens or rural stock and domestic use
•	volumes for agricultural and horticultural crops
•	volumes for all other unmetered uses

The determination takes effect on 1 August 2007.

The determination under section 18 is a disallowable instrument.