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Water Act 1992
34Water resources investigation
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34 Water resources investigation
To enable effective planning for water resource development and
environmental protection, it is the duty of the Minister to ensure as
far as possible that a continuous program for the assessment of
water resources of the Territory is carried out, including the
investigation collection, collation and analysis of data concerning
the occurrence, volume, flow, characteristics, quality, flood potential
and use of water resources, and for that purpose the Minister may:
(a) systematically gauge stream flow, record climatic data and
monitor groundwater levels;
(b) construct, operate, repair, maintain, alter and remove gauging,
recording and monitoring stations and investigation and
monitoring bores;
(c) sample and analyse water and waste; and
(d) cooperate with a State of the Commonwealth in the
investigation of water resources which traverse the boundary
between the Territory and the State.