1.
Use:
Domestic and stock
Method of take:
Take from a waterway (surface water) or from
an aquifer (groundwater).
Entitlement:
- Statutory right – section 8 of the Victorian
Water Act for domestic and stock purposes
2.
Use:
Traditional Owner
Method of take:
Take from a waterway (surface water) or from
an aquifer (groundwater).
Entitlement:
- Statutory right – section 8A
of the Act for Traditional
Owner groups to use water
for traditional purposes,
where there is a relevant
agreement
3.
Use:
Environmental
Method of take:
Take from a waterway or instream take (surface water)
Entitlement:
- Bulk entitlement, environmental entitlement or water
share held by Victorian Environmental Water Holder,
Murray-Darling Basin Authority and Commonwealth
Environmental Water Holder (held environmental water)
- Where applicable rules-based water including
minimum flows for rosters and bans set out in
management plans (planned environmental water)
- Other water that contributes to the environment
including above cap water and system water
4.
Use:
Any
Method of take:
Rain collected from roofs
Entitlement:
- Exempted from requirement
to hold entitlement. People
or businesses may collect
and store water that falls on
their roof without seeking
authorisation to collect,
store and use that water
5.
Use:
Any
Method of take:
Interception by a farm dam or ‘runoff dam’ (surface water)
Entitlement:
- Statutory right – section 8 of the Victorian Water Act for
domestic and stock purposes
- A take and use licence issued under section 51 of the
Victorian Water Act
6.
Use:
Irrigation or commercial: surface water
Method of take:
Take from a waterway or
channel where there is a dam
controlling flow (regulated
surface water system), and
take from a waterway where
there is no dam controlling
flow (unregulated surface
water system)
Entitlement:
- Water share if take is from a
system which is a declared
water system
- A take and use licence
issued under section 51 of
the Victorian Water Act
- Supply by agreement
7.
Use:
Any
Method of take:
Take from an aquifer (groundwater)
Entitlement:
- Statutory right – right to water
under section 8 of the Act for
domestic and stock use
- Take and use licence issued
under section 51 of the Victorian
Water Act
8.
Use:
Plantation
Method of take:
Interception
Entitlement:
- Currently outside the entitlement framework
9.
Use:
Regulating flows (including system water)
Method of take:
Harvesting inflows and managing losses
Entitlement:
- Bulk entitlement held by water corporation
10.
Use:
Recreational
Method of take:
Instream use (surface water)
Entitlement:
- There is no specific entitlement
for recreational water in
Victoria’s North and Murray
water resource plan area, and no
fees or service charges to
recreational water users for
water resources
11.
Use:
Town water supply
Method of take:
Take from a waterway or channel
where there is a dam controlling flow
(regulated surface water system), and
take from a waterway where there is no
dam controlling flow (unregulated
surface water system), or from a bore
(groundwater)
Entitlement:
- Bulk entitlement held by water
corporation (no right or entitlement
required by individual households)
- Water corporations may hold water
shares in declared water systems, or
take and use licences under section
51 of the Victorian Water Act in
undeclared water system
- Water corporations may also hold a
take and use licence under section
51 of the Victorian Water Act to
access groundwater to supply towns