sec.25AMeaning of water supply emergency

### sec.25A Meaning of water supply emergency A water supply emergency is a situation in which there is a demonstrably serious risk the State’s, or a part of the State’s, essential water supply needs will not be met. The following are examples of circumstances from which a situation mentioned in subsection (1) may arise— failure of a large part of water supply, treatment or distribution infrastructure or wastewater infrastructure; extended severe drought conditions; contamination of a water storage used for essential water supply needs causing the water to be unfit for supply. In this section— demonstrably , in relation to a serious risk, means the serious risk can be demonstrated by reliable data about water supply. essential water supply needs means water supply for— domestic purposes; or essential services, including the generation or distribution of electricity; or processing or refining minerals or petroleum in the local government area of the Gladstone Regional Council. s 25A ins 2005 No. 56 s 4 amd 2007 No. 59 s 144 (sec.25A-ssec.1) A water supply emergency is a situation in which there is a demonstrably serious risk the State’s, or a part of the State’s, essential water supply needs will not be met. (sec.25A-ssec.2) The following are examples of circumstances from which a situation mentioned in subsection (1) may arise— failure of a large part of water supply, treatment or distribution infrastructure or wastewater infrastructure; extended severe drought conditions; contamination of a water storage used for essential water supply needs causing the water to be unfit for supply. (sec.25A-ssec.3) In this section— demonstrably , in relation to a serious risk, means the serious risk can be demonstrated by reliable data about water supply. essential water supply needs means water supply for— domestic purposes; or essential services, including the generation or distribution of electricity; or processing or refining minerals or petroleum in the local government area of the Gladstone Regional Council. - (a) failure of a large part of water supply, treatment or distribution infrastructure or wastewater infrastructure; - (b) extended severe drought conditions; - (c) contamination of a water storage used for essential water supply needs causing the water to be unfit for supply. - (a) domestic purposes; or - (b) essential services, including the generation or distribution of electricity; or - (c) processing or refining minerals or petroleum in the local government area of the Gladstone Regional Council.