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Media Release - Department of Water and Energy Date: 1 July 2009 COMMENCING WATER ALLOCATIONS FOR THE LOWER GWYDIR GROUNDWATER SOURCE The Department of Water and Energy today announced Available Water Determinations (AWD) for groundwater sources in the State’s North West, for the new 2009-2010 water year commencing on 1 July 2009. An AWD has been made for categories of access licence for the water sharing plan for the Lower Gwydir Groundwater Source. The AWD made for the Lower Gwydir Groundwater Source provide a 100 per cent allocation to local water utility and domestic and stock licence holders. In the Lower Gwydir Groundwater Source, aquifer access licence holders will receive an allocation of 1 megalitre per share unit and supplementary water access licence holders will receive a 0.857 megalitre allocation per share unit. Supplementary water access licence holders are reminded that supplementary water allocations in the Lower Gwydir Groundwater Source may be taken at any time and at any rate during the current water year, subject to any restrictions announced by the Minister. To ensure that the groundwater systems in the Gwydir Valley remain healthy and productive in the long term, it is critical for the Department of Water and Energy to balance the competing needs of the environment with those of water users. Additional information on AWDs is available on the Department of Water and Energy’s website: www.dwe.nsw.gov.au Alternatively, licence holders can phone their local DWE office for more information.
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