Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Unregulated and
Alluvial Water Sources
Mole River Water Source – Rules Summary Sheet 4 of 12
Rules summary sheet
Mole River Water Source
Water sharing plan
Plan commencement date
Term of the Plan
NSW Border Rivers Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
1 June 2012
10 years
Rules summary
The following access rules that apply to the whole water source are a guide only. For more
information about your actual licence conditions please call the NSW Office of Water on
6757 2500.
Access rules for rivers and creeks
Users must Cease to Pump when there is no visible flow at the location
Cease to Pump
at which water is proposed to be taken.
Note: This rule applies to all extraction from rivers and creeks in the
water source. This rule does not apply to natural in-river or off-river
pools.
At the pump site.
Reference Point
Access rules for pump sites that are within a natural in-river or off-river pool
Pumping is not permitted when the water level in the natural in-river
Cease to Pump
pool is lower than its full capacity, except by holders of licences listed in
Schedule 2 of the water sharing plan. Of which, licence holders listed in
the schedule from the Mole River Water Source are permitted to draw
down their pools by 30 cm between March and August (inclusive) and
20 cm between September and February (inclusive).
Pumping is not permitted when the water level in the natural off-river
pool is lower than its full capacity.
Note: ‘Full capacity’ can be approximated by the pool water level at the
point where visible inflow and outflow of that pool becomes no longer
evident.
Note: Natural in-river pools include pools found within the channels of
rivers and creeks.
Note: Natural off-river pools include pools located on flood runners,
floodplains and effluents e.g. lakes, lagoons and billabongs.
Individual natural pool.
Reference Point
Note: These access rules do not apply:
1. if the existing Water Act 1912 entitlement had more stringent access licence conditions. These
existing conditions will be carried forward under the plan and are included in appendix 3.
2. to major water utility, local water utility or unregulated river (town water supply) access licences
3. to water taken for domestic consumption by stock and domestic access licences
4. for the first 5 years of the plan to water taken for stock watering by stock and domestic access
licences
5. to water taken from existing dams. Any existing licence conditions associated with a dam will be
carried forward under the plan.
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Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
Mole River Water Source – Rule Summary Sheet 4 of 12
Trading rule summary
The following trading rules are a guide only. Trades are not permitted into this water source.
For more specific information about trading rules please call the NSW Office of Water on
6757 2500.
Mole River Trading Zone
Trading rules
INTO Trading Zone
WITHIN Trading Zone
Trades permitted from the Bluff River and Brassington Creek and
Tributaries Trading Zone, Deepwater River and Tributaries Trading
Zone and the Mole River Tributaries Trading Zone only.
Trades permitted, subject to assessment.
Unregulated Dumaresq River Trading Zone
Trading rules
INTO Trading Zone
WITHIN Trading Zone
Trades permitted from the Mole River Trading Zone and the Mole
River Tributaries Trading Zone.
Trades permitted, subject to assessment
Bluff River and Brassington Creek and Tributaries Trading Zone
Trading rules
INTO Trading Zone
Not permitted.
WITHIN Trading Zone
Trades permitted, subject to assessment.
Deepwater River and Tributaries Trading Zone
Trading Rules
INTO Trading Zone
Not permitted.
WITHIN Trading Zone
Trades permitted, subject to assessment.
Mole River Tributaries Trading Zone
Trading Rules
INTO Trading Zone
Not permitted.
WITHIN Trading Zone
Trades permitted, subject to assessment.
For more information about the Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources refer
to the NSW Office of Water website: www.water.nsw.gov.au
Disclaimer: While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this document is correct at the time of printing, the
State of New South Wales, its agents and employees, disclaim any and all liability to any person in respect of anything or the
consequences of anything done or omitted to be done in reliance upon the whole or any part of this document.
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