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Prescribed Water Resources Areas

In response to water usage issues, certain areas within the state may be prescribed in order to control future water extraction processes. The prescription may be either area based or watercourse based (or in some areas both eg Barossa). This layer contains the line work of the water resource areas which have been prescribed through legislation. This layer is maintained as the master line work of the prescribed areas within the state.

Water Notice Of Intent To Prescribe

As a result of investigation into the ground and surface water usage throughout the state, certain areas are ear-marked as having possible problems. If this occurs, the area is put under a moratorium to halt any further development, while the area is further investigated. If it is decided that the area requires water usage monitoring, then the area may be prescribed. When an area is prescribed, the line work is removed from this layer and placed in the Prescribed areas layer. This coverage contains the line work of those areas which are under moratorium.

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