Appendix 2: Water licence information Table : Access Licences and water requirement, GAB NSW Domestic & Stock Aquifer Access Groundwater Local Water Utility Water requirement Licences (Share Source Access Licences (ML/yr) Units) Eastern Recharge 2,000 0 35,006 Southern Recharge 3,000 3,058 25,908 Surat 28,100 3,318 5,527 Warrego 14,300 252 406 Central 4,900 0 39 GAB Surat Shallow 978 50 5,662 GAB Warrego 650 0 0 Shallow GAB Central 1,162 0 7 Shallow Lower Macquarie 520 350 8,264 Zone 3 Lower Macquarie 215 0 5,103 Zone 4 Lower Macquarie 445 0 2,477 Zone 5 Total 56,270 7,028 88,399 Estimated total irrigation* 76,758 Estimated other 11,641 uses Note: *The NSW Department of Primary Industries identified that irrigation would be the primary use for virtually all of the aquifer access licences in Eastern Recharge, Southern Recharge and the 3 Lower Macquarie zones. The Department suggested that there was no significant irrigation in the other water sources Source: NSW DPI
Appendix 2: Water licence information Table : Access Licences and water requirement, GAB NSW Groundwater Source Domestic & Stock Water requirement (ML/yr) Local Water Utility Access Licences Aquifer Access Licences (Share Units) Eastern Recharge 2,000 0 35,006 Southern Recharge 3,000 3,058 25,908 Surat 28,100 3,318 5,527 Warrego 14,300 252 406 Central 4,900 0 39 GAB Surat Shallow 978 50 5,662 GAB Warrego Shallow 650 0 0 GAB Central Shallow 1,162 0 7 Lower Macquarie Zone 3 520 350 8,264 Lower Macquarie Zone 4 215 0 5,103 Lower Macquarie Zone 5 445 0 2,477 Total Estimated total irrigation* Estimated other uses 56,270 7,028 88,399 76,758 11,641 Note: *The NSW Department of Primary Industries identified that irrigation would be the primary use for virtually all of the aquifer access licences in Eastern Recharge, Southern Recharge and the 3 Lower Macquarie zones. The Department suggested that there was no significant irrigation in the other water sources Source: NSW DPI
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