Baffle Creek Basin catchment
- Current status of planning activities
- Water resource plan
- Overland flow notification process
- Resource operations plan
- Map of Baffle Creek Basin catchment
- Contact details
Current status of planning activities
| Water resource plan (WRP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Intention to prepare draft WRP announced | Draft WRP released | Final WRP approved |
| 25-10-06 | 18-03-10 | 4-11-10 |
| Resource operations plan (ROP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Intention to prepare draft ROP announced | Draft ROP released | Final ROP approved |
| 18-03-10 | 15-06-11 | 1-12-11 |
Water resource plan
The Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010 (PDF)* commenced on 5 November 2010, following consideration of submissions on the draft plan. Explanatory notes (PDF)* accompany the plan.
Overland flow notification process
The Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010 requires that an owner of land on which existing overland flow works are situated, with a capacity of greater than 20 megalitres, provides the chief executive with notice of the works on the approved form. This also includes notification of works for stock and domestic purposes, capturing contaminated agricultural run-off and storages required to meet the conditions of an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
The following fact sheets are available to provide more information on determining the size of an overland flow storage -
- Excavated tanks and ring tanks (PDF, 181K)*
- Gully dams (PDF, 178K)*
- Farm dam construction (PDF, 146K)*
Landowners required to notify the chief executive of their overland flow works are encouraged to submit the details on the approved form as soon as possible.
Failure to notify of works could result in the unauthorised take of overland flow water.
Resource operations plan
The Baffle Creek Basin Resource Operations Plan (PDF, 596K)* was approved on 1 December 2011 and commenced on 5 December 2011.
The plan implements the Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010 by:
- establishing a process for releasing and granting unallocated water
- amending existing water licences to include volumetric limits
- establishing processes for granting and amending overland flow water licences
- specifying monitoring and reporting requirements.
Explanatory notes (PDF, 175K)* accompany the plan.
Community consultation
A consultation report (PDF, 271K)* documents how issues raised in submissions on the draft Baffle Creek Basin Resource Operations Plan were considered and dealt with in finalising the plan.
Map of Baffle Creek Basin catchment
- Baffle Creek Basin water planning area map (PDF, 80K)*
Contact details
If you have problems downloading any of these documents, or would like a copy sent by post, please contact:
Department of Environment and Resource Management
16–32 Enterprise Street
PO Box 1167
Bundaberg QLD 4670
Toll-Free: 1800 135 531
Fax: 07 4131 5896
Email: Baffle Creek Basin WRP coordinator
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Last updated 5 December 2011