19.3  Suggestions for changes to the Licences

19.3.1  Works Licence

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

A MoU is being developed for the provision of dilution flows when the salinity of drainage water exceeds 700 mS/cm.  DLWC has agreed to divert water for its downstream customers using DC800 or the Outfall Drain or if necessary both to control salinity impact.  When no water is diverted for DLWC, CICL will provide dilution flows.  In the past five years DLWC flows have been diverted through CICL’s drainage system for 91 percent of the months during the irrigation seasons.  If DLWC’s usage of CICL’s drainage system changes, the MoU will be re-negotiated.

CICL agrees to modify the Works Licence condition reflecting this agreement.

LWMP monitoring conditions

 In regard to the inclusion of LWMP monitoring conditions in the Works Licence, the CICL community believes that LWMP conditions must remain within the LWMP deed as an appendix, which can be modified by the LWMP Management Committee as required.

Conjunctive water usage and crop monitoring

In the past CICL has requested that DLWC modify conditions on the groundwater licences within CICL’s operational area to include reporting of crop groundwater usage. This issue is still being discussed.

Equity in reporting

An inequity has been created in that the reporting requirement for CICL differs significantly to that for other licence holders.  It is suggested that this inequity be rationalised.  CICL has raised this issue in the past (AER 1999).