in addition the regional plan also allows conditionally abstractions without a permit for supplementary surface and groundwater takes of a certain size m day and temporary takes of m day for no more than five days per annum and aquifer or well testing for d for no more than days this was not surprising due to the high density of dairy cows in the region and the large volumes of drinking water required by lactating cows and the large volumes of water required for dairy shed operations in of the catchments more than of the allocable flow is taken for these activities alone and in of these the use exceeds the allocable flow