This policy is intended to facilitate the proper management of the groundwater resources in the Leederville and Yarragadee aquifers by:
- preventing the unlimited harvesting of the groundwater resources
- ensuring the development options of future generations are maintained
- balancing the consumptive needs, uses and social values with environmental protection
- providing a direction as to the purposes for which the aquifers should be used
- specifying the responsibilities of licensees
- providing a consistent and comprehensive approach to allocating groundwater resources from these aquifers.
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