Responsibilities for:
Tweed Shire Council (
NSW )
Licence status:
- Category D - owners or operators of major storages
- Category F - urban water utilities
- Category H - providers of water information for flood forecasting and warning
Summary
Under the Regulations, the Tweed Shire Council ( NSW ) is required to provide the following categories of information
- Surface water resource information
- Groundwater resource information
- Water storage information
- Meteorological information
- Information about urban water management
- Information about water restrictions
- Water quality information
- Water information for flood warning purposes
Metadata and contextual information
Metadata and contextual information must be provided at the same time as water information in the table below.
Download Metadata and Contextual Information Requirements document
| Water Information Subcategory | New/Ongoing Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Description | |||
| 1a | Level of a watercourse (other than a water storage), expressed in metres | Daily | Any format | No |
| 1b | Discharge of a watercourse (other than a water storage), expressed in cumecs | Daily | Any format | No |
| Water Information Subcategory | New/Ongoing Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Description | |||
| 2a | Ground water level, expressed in metres | Monthly | Any format | No |
| 2b | Ground water pressure, expressed in kilopascals | Monthly | Any format | No |
| Water Information Subcategory | New/Ongoing Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Description | |||
| 3a | Level of water in a major storage, expressed in metres | Daily | Any format | No |
| 3b | Volume of water in a major storage, expressed in megalitres | Daily | Any format | No |
| 3c | Volume of water released from a major storage, expressed in megalitres | Daily | Any format | No |
| 3d | Total volume of water delivered to a major storage, expressed in megalitres | Daily | Any format | No |
| 3da | Volume of water delivered to a major storage from each water source, expressed in megalitres | Daily | Any format | No |
| 3e | Volume of water in a minor storage, expressed in megalitres | Daily | Any format | No |
| 3f | A list of major storages owned, operated or regulated by the person required to give the information | Annually | Any format | Yes |
| Water Information Subcategory | New/Ongoing Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Description | |||
| 4a | Accumulated precipitation depth, including the water-equivalent precipitation depth, expressed in millimetres | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4b | Wind speed (expressed in metres per second), wind direction, and wind run (expressed in kilometres over a specified period) | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4c | Evaporation, expressed in millimetres per day | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4d | Global solar exposure, reflected global solar exposure, downward longwave exposure, upward longwave exposure, and net exposure, each expressed in joules per square metre | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4e | Global solar irradiance, reflected global solar irradiance, downward longwave irradiance, upward longwave irradiance, and net irradiance, each expressed in watts per square metre | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4f | Dry-bulb air temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4g | Wet-bulb air temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4h | Relative humidity, expressed as a percentage | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4i | Vapour pressure deficit, expressed in millibars | Daily | Any format | No |
| 4j | Dewpoint temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius | Daily | Any format | No |
| Water Information Subcategory | New/Ongoing Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Description | |||
| 7a | Urban water supply information, provided as volumes and expressed in megalitres, of a kind specified for the purposes of this item in the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements (see regulation 1.06) | Annually | Any format | TBC |
| 7b | Urban wastewater information, provided as volumes and expressed in megalitres, of a kind specified for the purposes of this item in the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements (see regulation 1.06) | Annually | Any format | TBC |
| 7c | Urban recycled water information, provided as volumes and expressed in megalitres, of a kind specified for the purposes of this item in the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements (see regulation 1.06) | Annually | Any format | TBC |
| 7d | Urban stormwater information, provided as volumes and expressed in megalitres, of a kind specified for the purposes of this item in the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements 1.06) | Annually | Any format | TBC |
| Water Information Subcategory | New/Ongoing Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Description | |||
| 8a | Water use restriction announcements | At the same time that an announcement is made | Text entries via Water Restrictions portal | Yes |
| Water Information Subcategory | New/Ongoing Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Description | |||
| 9a | Electrical conductivity of surface water above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in microsiemens per centimetre at 25°C | Daily | Any format | No |
| 9b | Electrical conductivity of ground water, expressed in microsiemens per centimetre at 25°C | Annually | Any format | No |
| 9c | Total suspended solids concentration of surface water collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in milligrams per litre | Annually | Any format | No |
| 9d | Turbidity of surface water above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in nephelometric turbidity units | Annually | Any format | No |
| 9e | Total phosphorus concentration of a surface water sample collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in milligrams per litre | Annually | Any format | No |
| 9f | Total nitrogen concentration of a surface water sample collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in milligrams per litre | Annually | Any format | No |
| 9g | pH of surface water collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse | Annually | Any format | No |
| 9ga | pH of ground water | Annually | Any format | No |
| 9h | Temperature of surface water collected above the tidal limit of a watercourse, expressed in degrees Celsius | Annually | Any format | No |
| Water Information Subcategory | New/Ongoing Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Description | |||
| 11a | Level of a watercourse, expressed in metres | Hourly | Any format | Yes |
| 11b | Discharge of a watercourse, expressed in cumecs | Hourly | Any format | No |
| 11c | Accumulated precipitation depth, including the water-equivalent precipitation depth, expressed in millimetres | Hourly | Any format | Yes |
Disclaimer
The Regulations Online tool is provided to assist users to understand the Water Regulations 2008 as they relate to the giving of water information. The material is presented in plain English for information only and does not cover all aspects of the Regulations in full. In order to fully understand any requirements that the Regulations may place on them, persons need to read the actual Regulations. The Regulations Online tool may at times not reflect the most recent list of named persons in the Regulations. Check the definitive list of persons named in the Water Regulations.
Explanation of column headings in the detailed reports
New/ongoing information
Specified information that is entered on a person's database after the end of the Grace Period must be given to the Bureau.
How often
The Regulations specify a time frame (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) within which each subcategory of water information must be given to the Bureau.
Format
The required format of the water information is specified in an Administrative Instrument. The Administrative Instrument lists approved forms in the Bureau's order of preference. You may give your water information in any of the applicable formats listed. However, where more than one format is included, we prefer the format listed first.
If this column shows ‘Any format’, as a minimum, water information must be given to the Bureau in an electronic format.
Will supply data
A 'Yes' or 'No' in this column of the detailed report indicates whether or not an organisation has the relevant subcategory of water information in its possession, custody or control. 'TBC' in this column indicates 'to be confirmed'.
Additional Information
Possession, custody or control
For practical reasons, possession, custody or control is interpreted by the Bureau as being from the time water information enters a person's database (not from the time it enters field based equipment such as data loggers). For more information see the FAQ pages
Contractual agreements
Information collected solely as part of a contractual agreement with a person not named in the Regulations, does not have to be given.
Historical information
Historical water information must be given to the Bureau within fourteen days after the end of the grace period. This includes all the information held in databases during a person's grace period. There is no requirement on Category H persons to give historical water information. There is no requirement for persons to give historical information for Category 5 or 7.
Updated or changed information
For whatever reason, if specified information in a person's database has been updated since it was last given to the Bureau, this information should be given again.
Categories of persons
Each organisation named in the Regulations is listed in at least one category of person. In many cases, organisations are listed in more than one category and must meet the requirements of each of those categories. Where an organisation is required under two or more categories to give a particular item of information in different timeframes, then by giving the particular information at the higher transfer frequency, the person is not required to also give the information under the lower transfer frequency.
The exception to this rule is with water information for flood forecasting purposes as required from Category H organisations. Organisations in this category may be required to give water information subcategories 11a, 11b or 11c under both category H (hourly) and another category (daily). In this case, the flood forecasting and warning information may be only a limited subset of the information in subcategories 1a, 1b or 4a that the person is required to give. The balance of this information must be given at the daily frequency.
Enquiries
General regulations enquiries can be e-mailed to regulations@bom.gov.au or alternatively persons may direct enquiries to the Bureau's contact officer:
Regulations and Policy Unit
Bureau of Meteorology
Tel: (08) 8366 2668
Email: regulations@bom.gov.au
Post: GPO Box 2334 Canberra ACT 2601
Delivering the Information
You can deliver your water information to the Bureau by the following means:
- File transfer protocol (ftp) or web services. File transfer protocol is the preferred method for all water information delivery. It is the required method for the delivery of new information except for:
- information about water allocation announcements (subcategory 6d) and water use information (Category 5) may be emailed to waterdata@bom.gov.au or sent via ftp
- information about urban water management (Category 7) must be given by way of the internet using a database application
- water restrictions information (subcategory 8a) must be given to the Bureau using the Water Restrictions Tool located at: www.bom.gov.au/water/restrictions
- CD, DVD or external hard drive may be used to transfer historical information.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hourly | Water information entered into the person's database during a particular hour must be given to the Bureau within 5 minutes of the end of that hour. |
| Daily | Water information entered into the person's database on a particular day must be given to the Bureau by midday on the next day. |
| Monthly | Water information entered into the person's database during a particular month must be given to the Bureau by midday on the second day of the following month. |
| Annually | Water information entered into the person's database during a particular financial year must be given to the Bureau by midday on 20 July of the following financial year, except: - Category 5 and 7 data, which must be given by the end of 31 October - subcategories 2d and 2e data, which must be given by the end of 30 September - annual water information for categories other than Category 7 from Category F and Category L persons, which must be given by the end of 31 August. |
