sec.107Applying for a water licence

### sec.107 Applying for a water licence An owner of a parcel or parcels of land may apply for a water licence for the parcel or parcels— for taking water and using the water on any of the land; or to interfere with the flow of water on, under or adjoining any of the land; or for both taking and using water under paragraph (a) and interfering with the flow of water under paragraph (b) if the take is from the storage created by the interference. An application under subsection (1) (a) may be for taking water from any of the following— a watercourse, lake or spring on or adjoining any of the land; an aquifer under any of the land; water flowing across any of the land. Also, an application under subsection (1) (a) or (b) may be for taking water from a watercourse, lake, spring or aquifer if— for water from a watercourse, lake or spring—the watercourse, lake or spring does not adjoin any of the applicant’s land or the proposed point of taking the water is not on the applicant’s land; or for water from an aquifer—the aquifer is not under the applicant’s land. A prescribed entity may also apply for a water licence for taking water or interfering with the flow of water. s 107 sub 2001 No. 75 s 22 amd 2005 No. 19 s 20 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68 (sec.107-ssec.1) An owner of a parcel or parcels of land may apply for a water licence for the parcel or parcels— for taking water and using the water on any of the land; or to interfere with the flow of water on, under or adjoining any of the land; or for both taking and using water under paragraph (a) and interfering with the flow of water under paragraph (b) if the take is from the storage created by the interference. (sec.107-ssec.2) An application under subsection (1) (a) may be for taking water from any of the following— a watercourse, lake or spring on or adjoining any of the land; an aquifer under any of the land; water flowing across any of the land. (sec.107-ssec.3) Also, an application under subsection (1) (a) or (b) may be for taking water from a watercourse, lake, spring or aquifer if— for water from a watercourse, lake or spring—the watercourse, lake or spring does not adjoin any of the applicant’s land or the proposed point of taking the water is not on the applicant’s land; or for water from an aquifer—the aquifer is not under the applicant’s land. (sec.107-ssec.4) A prescribed entity may also apply for a water licence for taking water or interfering with the flow of water. - (a) for taking water and using the water on any of the land; or - (b) to interfere with the flow of water on, under or adjoining any of the land; or - (c) for both taking and using water under paragraph (a) and interfering with the flow of water under paragraph (b) if the take is from the storage created by the interference. - (a) a watercourse, lake or spring on or adjoining any of the land; - (b) an aquifer under any of the land; - (c) water flowing across any of the land. - (a) for water from a watercourse, lake or spring—the watercourse, lake or spring does not adjoin any of the applicant’s land or the proposed point of taking the water is not on the applicant’s land; or - (b) for water from an aquifer—the aquifer is not under the applicant’s land.