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BLIA an off-river Scheme holding a Water Access Licence (when it is issued by DWE) totalling 32500 megalitres with 16 members and draws water from the regulated section of the Macquarie River. BLIA has approximately 35 kilometres of channel and was setup and paid for by its members to irrigate land away from the river. Its operating structure is an unincorporated association bound by a Deed of Constitution dated 24 October 1968. A committee is elected from the members and operates the BLIA on a day to day basis, setting fees and charges and keeping all records. Members on BLIA have varying size entitlements and BLIA was created around a socialised transmission loss as well as capital and operating expenses being charged on a pro-rata basis. BLIA members fully support and promote efficient use of water, and has allowed water trading between its members since it was established in 1968 except where physical constraints apply. BLIA also allows water to be traded outside to the riparian areas on a temporary annual basis however places certain constraints such as a loss factor and still collects there fees and charges. It is simple for BLIA to collect fees and charges because unless a member pays his fees and charges BLIA will not sign transfer forms. BLIA reject any suggestion that water can be transformed from a combined Water Access Licence (WAL) to individuals WAL’s unless they have paid a termination fee and relinquished an agreed loss component of their entitlement, otherwise, this would undermine the whole integrity of BLIA, leaving existing members with stranded assets. It should be noted that BLIA does not have a separate allocation for transmission losses like the operators in the south and therefore as members transform their entitlements, remaining members are left with the burden of increased fees and charges as well as higher transmission losses. This could mean their right to irrigate is removed if enough members transform their entitlement. BLIA does not agree with tagging after consultation with BLIA’S solicitor. With the separation of land from water and the privacy laws it appears there is no simple solution of recovering fees and the associated legal costs would be prohibitive. With several of these schemes of varying sizes on the Macquarie River allowing transformation would create a large economic loss to the region and leave large areas of good irrigation country exposed, creating further economic hardship to the towns of Narromine, Trangie and Warren. 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