sec.15Management intent for waters

sec.15 Management intent for waters

This section states the management intent for waters subject to an activity that involves the release of waste water or contaminants to the waters. It is the management intent for the waters that the decision to release the waste water or contaminant must ensure the following— for high ecological value waters—the measures for the indicators for all environmental values for waters are maintained; for slightly disturbed waters—the measures for the slightly modified physical or chemical indicators are progressively improved to achieve the water quality objectives for high ecological value water; for moderately disturbed waters— if the measures for the indicators for all environmental values achieve the water quality objectives for the water—the measures for the indicators are maintained at levels that achieve the water quality objectives for the water; or if the measures for the indicators for all environmental values do not achieve the water quality objectives for the water—the measures for the indicators are improved to achieve the water quality objectives for the water; for highly disturbed waters—the measures for the indicators for all environmental values are progressively improved to achieve the water quality objectives for the water. s 15 amd 2022 SL No. 125 s 9 (sec.15-ssec.1) This section states the management intent for waters subject to an activity that involves the release of waste water or contaminants to the waters. (sec.15-ssec.2) It is the management intent for the waters that the decision to release the waste water or contaminant must ensure the following— for high ecological value waters—the measures for the indicators for all environmental values for waters are maintained; for slightly disturbed waters—the measures for the slightly modified physical or chemical indicators are progressively improved to achieve the water quality objectives for high ecological value water; for moderately disturbed waters— if the measures for the indicators for all environmental values achieve the water quality objectives for the water—the measures for the indicators are maintained at levels that achieve the water quality objectives for the water; or if the measures for the indicators for all environmental values do not achieve the water quality objectives for the water—the measures for the indicators are improved to achieve the water quality objectives for the water; for highly disturbed waters—the measures for the indicators for all environmental values are progressively improved to achieve the water quality objectives for the water.

• (a) for high ecological value waters—the measures for the indicators for all environmental values for waters are maintained;
• (b) for slightly disturbed waters—the measures for the slightly modified physical or chemical indicators are progressively improved to achieve the water quality objectives for high ecological value water;