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sec.67What is a water management protocol
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### sec.67 What is a water management protocol
A water management protocol is a document that, for the purpose of implementing a water plan, may state any of following for the plan area—
if provided for in the water plan—the volumes of unallocated water reserved for stated purposes or stated locations, or a process for releasing unallocated water;
for water allocations managed under a resource operations licence—the water allocation dealing rules;
See section 158 (Water allocation dealing rules).
if provided for in the water plan—the criteria and process for deciding applications for a seasonal water assignment or for relocation of a water licence;
for water allocations not managed under a resource operations licence—
the water allocation dealing rules; and
the water sharing rules; and
the seasonal water assignment rules;
anything else the chief executive considers necessary for implementing the water plan.
s 67 amd 2003 No. 25 s 38
sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68 (amd 2016 No. 60 s 15 (10) – (11) )
- (a) if provided for in the water plan—the volumes of unallocated water reserved for stated purposes or stated locations, or a process for releasing unallocated water;
- (b) for water allocations managed under a resource operations licence—the water allocation dealing rules; Note— See section 158 (Water allocation dealing rules).
- (c) if provided for in the water plan—the criteria and process for deciding applications for a seasonal water assignment or for relocation of a water licence;
- (d) for water allocations not managed under a resource operations licence— (i) the water allocation dealing rules; and (ii) the water sharing rules; and (iii) the seasonal water assignment rules;
- (i) the water allocation dealing rules; and
- (ii) the water sharing rules; and
- (iii) the seasonal water assignment rules;
- (e) anything else the chief executive considers necessary for implementing the water plan.
- (i) the water allocation dealing rules; and
- (ii) the water sharing rules; and
- (iii) the seasonal water assignment rules;