sec.16What is a water body

sec.16 What is a water body

A water body is— a natural channel, whether or not containing water; or a creek, river or stream an artificial channel, other than an irrigation channel or interrow furrow, whether or not containing water; or an area in which water is or can be contained by a dam or weir at full supply level; or a wetland. Also, to remove any doubt, it is declared that if there is more than 1 natural channel within the outer limits of a water body, each channel is a water body . However, a water body does not include— a drainage depression; or an effective vegetated treatment area; or an area in which water is, or can be, contained by a dam or weir that is on land owned or occupied by an entity other than the Commonwealth, the State or a local government; or an area inundated by water contained by a structure if the water is separate from and not flowing into a channel, dam, weir, or wetland to which subsection (1) or (2) applies. a recycling pit, retention dam or sediment trap In this section— drainage depression means a channel, other than a drainage line or interrow furrow, that— is within a field or paddock in which sugarcane is grown but not at or near the perimeter of the field or paddock; and contains a permanent or intermittent flow of run-off; and can be easily crossed by an agricultural machine, including, for example, a planter. full supply level , for a dam or weir, means the level of the water surface when the dam or weir is holding as much water as it can hold while not affected by flood. (sec.16-ssec.1) A water body is— a natural channel, whether or not containing water; or a creek, river or stream an artificial channel, other than an irrigation channel or interrow furrow, whether or not containing water; or an area in which water is or can be contained by a dam or weir at full supply level; or a wetland. (sec.16-ssec.2) Also, to remove any doubt, it is declared that if there is more than 1 natural channel within the outer limits of a water body, each channel is a water body . (sec.16-ssec.3) However, a water body does not include— a drainage depression; or an effective vegetated treatment area; or an area in which water is, or can be, contained by a dam or weir that is on land owned or occupied by an entity other than the Commonwealth, the State or a local government; or an area inundated by water contained by a structure if the water is separate from and not flowing into a channel, dam, weir, or wetland to which subsection (1) or (2) applies. a recycling pit, retention dam or sediment trap (sec.16-ssec.4) In this section— drainage depression means a channel, other than a drainage line or interrow furrow, that— is within a field or paddock in which sugarcane is grown but not at or near the perimeter of the field or paddock; and contains a permanent or intermittent flow of run-off; and can be easily crossed by an agricultural machine, including, for example, a planter. full supply level , for a dam or weir, means the level of the water surface when the dam or weir is holding as much water as it can hold while not affected by flood.