Notifiable instrument

Australian Capital Territory 
Water Resources (Environmental Flow Guidelines) Consultation Notice 2005
Notifiable instrument NI2005—203
made under the 
Water Resources Act 1998, s6 (Guidelines - consultation)

1	Name of instrument
	This instrument is the Draft Environmental Flow Guidelines (2005).
2	Commencement 
	This instrument commences the day after notification.

3	Declaration
	I declare the attached Schedule to be a written notice under section 6 of the Water Resources Act 1998. 

Mr Jon Stanhope MLA
Chief Minister

30     May 2005

Schedule – Written Notice

The Draft Environmental Flow Guidelines (2005) set out the environmental flow requirements needed to maintain aquatic ecosystems in the ACT.  The Draft Environmental Flow Guidelines (2005) are a revision of the 1999 Environmental Flow Guidelines, updated using scientific knowledge gained during the past five years.

Copies of the Draft Environmental Flow Guidelines (2005) are available from the Environment ACT website at www.environment.act.gov.au, or from all Canberra Connect shopfronts.  For further information please call the Arts, Heritage and Environment Helpline on (02) 6207 9777.

Written submissions on the Draft Environmental Flow Guidelines (2005) should be sent to: Environmental Flow Guidelines, Water Resources Unit, Environment ACT, PO Box 144, Lyneham ACT 2602. Comments can also be emailed to WaterResources@act.gov.au or faxed to (02) 6207 6084.

Submissions close 60 days after commencement of this notice.