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PCV Surface Water Order 2010
Description: Replaces PCV Surface Water Order 2006, enables licensing of stormwater harvested from works of an authority, water used for dairy shed cleaning and water from a waterway for domestic and stock where the licensee also holds a licence for conservation of Crown frontage that has been fenced off.
Order applies to: Thomson, Latrobe, Bunyip, Yarra, Maribynong, Werribee, Moorabool, Barwon, Otway Coast River Basins.
Signed: 27 July 2010.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 31 5 August 2010 pp 1739 - 1742
Werribee Basin PCV Surface Water Order 2011
Description: The purpose of this Order is to amend the Permissible Consumptive Volume Surface Water Order 2010 by deleting the permissible consumptive volume for the Werribee River Basin from that Order, and to declare a new permissible consumptive volume for the Werribee River Basin.
Order applies to: Werribee River Basin.
Signed: 25 May 2011.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: S 162 30 May 2011 pp 12-13
PCV Groundwater Order 2011
Description: To amalgamate all previous PCVs into a single Order, and to allow for the issue of licences under section 51 of the Act required for certain pumping tests and as a consequence of the Dairy Shed Water Licence Transition Program, and for Managed Aquifer Recharge schemes (which will not result in any increase to the nett volume of groundwater extracted).
Order applies to: All groundwater management areas.
Signed: 4 July 2011.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: General - G28 14 July 2011 pp. 1639 - 1645
PCV Groundwater (Goulburn-Murray Water) Amendment Order 2013
Description: The purpose of this Order is to amend PCVs as declared in the PCV groundwater Order 2011 for three groundwater areas managed by GMW to recognise the groundwater volumes licensed under the Dairy Shed Water Licence Transition Program, to change the PCV for the Mid Loddon Groundwater Management Area following the recommendation in the local management rules dated 1 July 2009 for that area, and to remove the PCV for the Upper Ovens WSPA following approval of the management plan for that area.
Order applies to: Katunga WSPA, Lower Campaspe Valley WSPA, Loddon Highlands WSPA and Upper Ovens WSPA.
Signed: 3 March 2013
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G10 7 March 2013 pp 479-480
PCV (Southern Rural Water) Groundwater Amendment Order 2013
Description: To amend the PCV order 2011 dated 4 July 2011 to include water issued under the Dairy Shed Water Licence Transition Program, to set separate PCVs for various formations in the Nepean Groundwater Management Area, and to make a number of other amendments to PCVs.
Order applies to: Bungaree WSPA, Condah WSPA, Denison WSPA, Giffard GMA, Glenelg WSPA, Glenormiston GMA, Nullawarre WSPA, Orbost GMA, Rosedale GMA, Sale WSPA, Wa De Lock GMA, Wandin Yallock WSPA, Warrion WSPA, Yangery WSPA, Yarram WSPA, Nepean GMA.
Signed: 30 July 2013.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 32 8 August 2013 pp 1845-1846
PCV (West Wimmera GMA) Order 2013
Description: Abolishes PCV for old GMUs in West Wimmera and sets PCV for new areas as per the West Wimmera Groundwater Management Strategy
Order applies to: West Wimmera GMA.
Signed: 30 July 2013.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 32 8 August 2013 pp 1846-1849
PCV Groundwater (Goulburn-Murray Water) Amendment Order 2014
Description: To amend the PCV groundwater Order 2011 to revoke the PCVs declared for three GMAs administered by G-MW.
Order applies to: Alexandra GMA, Kinglake GMA, Mullingolingong GMA.
Signed: 26 October 2014.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 44 30 October 2014 pp 2558
PCV Groundwater (Goulburn-Murray Water) Order 2014
Description: The purpose of this Order is to declare PCVs for 5 groundwater management areas administered by Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation. The PCVs will be based on catchment areas and will incorporate PCVs previously declared for the Alexandra, Kinglake and Mullindolingong groundwater management areas.
Order applies to: Central Victorian Mineral Springs GMA, Kiewa GMA, Strathbogie GMA, Upper Goulburn GMA, Upper Murray GMA.
Signed: 26 October 2014.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 44 30 October 2014 pp 2559-2560
PCV Groundwater (Mid Goulburn Amendment) Order 2015
Description: The purpose of this Order is to amend the PCV Groundwater 2011
Order to: (i) reduce the PCV declared for the Mid Goulburn GMA to better support the water balance in that Area; and (ii) provide for better delineated depth boundaries in line with the intent of Victoria's Groundwater Management Framework.
Order applies to: Mid Goulburn GMA.
Signed: 13 April 2015.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 16 23 April 2015 pp 849-850
PCV (Murrayville GMA) Amendment Order 2017
Description: Amends the PCV Groundwater Order 2011 following the abolition of the Murrayville WSPA, revocation of the management plan and the establishment of the Murrayville WSPA.
Order applies to: Murrayville GMA.
Signed: 6 July 2017.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 28 13 July 2017 pp 1520-1522
PCV (Paaratte GMA) Order 2018
Description: The purpose of this Order is to remove the provision for the Paaratte GMA from the PCV Groundwater Order 2011 and provide for a separate declaration of a PCV for the Paaratte GMA which distinguishes it from other overlying and underlying geological formations.
Order applies to: Paaratte GMA.
Signed: 23 April 2018.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 18 3 May 2018 pp 857-859
PCV (Stratford and Wandin Yallock GMA) Amendment Order 2018
Description: The purpose of this Order is to amend the PCV Groundwater Order 2011 to change the name of the Wandin Yallock WSPA and to amend the PCVs of both Stratford and Wandin Yallock GMAs. The PCV amendments take into account licences in each GMA that were not included in the original Orders and ensures the total licenced volumes do not exceed the PCVs.
Order applies to: Stratford and Wandin Yallock GMAs.
Signed: 2 May 2018.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 19 10 May 2018 pp 1028-1029
PCV (Broken and Eildon GMA) Amendment Order 2018
Description: The purpose of this Order is to amend the PCV Groundwater Order 2011 and to declare PCVs for the new Broken GMA and Eildon GMA.
Order applies to: Broken and Eildon GMAs.
Signed: 24 May 2018.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G 22 31 May 2018 pp 1211 - 1212
PCV Groundwater (Gellibrand and Gerangamete GMA) Amendment Order 2019
Description: The purpose of this Order is to amend the PCV Groundwater Order 2011 published in the Victoria Government Gazette G28 on 14 July 2011 to declare new permissible consumptive volumes for the Gellibrand Groundwater Management Area and the Gerangamete GMA and to make provision for test pumping to be carried out in the Gerangamete Groundwater Management Area.
Order applies to: Gellibrand and Gerangamete GMAs.
Signed: 26 June 2019.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: S 265 28 June 2019 pp 17-18
PCV (Paaratte Groundwater Management Area) Order 2019
Description: The purpose of this Order is to amend the Permissible Consumptive Volume (Paaratte Groundwater Management Area) Order 2018 published in the Victoria Government Gazette G18 published on 3 May 2018 at pages 857–859 (the Original Order) to clarify the technical description of the depth boundaries as identified in the Original Order.
Order applies to: Paaratte Groundwater Management Area.
Signed: 5 December 2019.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G51 19 December 2019 p 2577
PCV Surface Water Amendment Order 2020
Description: The purpose of this Order is to amend the Permissible Consumptive Volume Surface Water Order 2010 published in the Victoria Government Gazette G31 published on 5 August 2010 at pages 1739 to 1741 to declare permissible consumptive volumes for additional surface water systems, and to decrease the permissible consumptive volume declared for the Otway Coast.
Order applies to: Otway Coast, East Gippsland, Snowy, Tambo, South Gippsland, Lake Corangamite, Hopkins, Portland, Glenelg, and Millicent Coast.
Signed: 27 May 2020.
Victorian Government Gazette Reference: G23 11 June 2020 p 1121
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