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Alice Springs water allocation plan 2026-2036

Details:

Title

Alice Springs water allocation plan 2026-2036,

Creator

Northern Territory, Department of Lands, Planning and Environment. Water Resources Division,

Collection

E-Publications, PublicationNT, E-Books, Report No : 17/2026,

Date

2026-08-05,

Location

Alice Springs,

Abstract

The plan establishes a framework to share and manage water resources in the Alice Springs plan area. The plan: a) establishes the estimated sustainable yield of water resources in that part of the district to which the plan applies, in accordance with section 22B(5) of the Act b) allocates water within the estimated sustainable yield to beneficial uses, including an allocation to the environment and an Aboriginal water reserve c) designates eligible land as land in respect of which an Aboriginal water reserve applies d) ensures that the total water use for all beneficial uses is less than the sum of allocations to each beneficial use.,

Notes

Made available by via Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),

Table of contents

1. Overview -- 2. Preliminary -- 3. How water is shared -- 4. Water management -- 5. Review -- Schedule A. Dictionary -- Schedule B. Abbreviations and acronyms -- Schedule C. Alice Springs water control district and Alice Springs plan area -- Schedule D. Alice Springs plan area and management zones -- Schedule E. Government Gazette, declaration of water control district and beneficial uses -- Schedule F. Alice Springs designated land eligible for the Aboriginal water reserve -- Schedule G. Alice Springs designated land to which the Aboriginal water reserve applies -- Schedule H. Todd River corridor,

Language

English,

Subject

Water trading, License, Water control, Water management zones,

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government,

Place of publication

Palmerston (NT),

Series

Report No : 17/2026,

Format

22 pages : colour illustrations and maps 30 cm,

File type

application/pdf,

ISBN

9781743505298,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Related links

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/802138 [E-Publications: Alice Springs Water Allocation Plan 2016 - 2026, Report No ; 01/2016 superseded], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/1043626 [E-Publications: Alice Springs Water Allocation Plan 2026-2036 : Consultation Summary], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/1043630 [E-Publications: Alice Springs background report 2026-2036, Report No ; 18/2026], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/1043632 [E-Publications: Alice Springs implementation actions 2026-2036, Report No ; 19/2026],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/1043627,