14Scope of water management plans

14 Scope of water management plans

(1)  [Section 14 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2002, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2003] A water management plan may be prepared for –

(a) [Section 14 Subsection (1) amended by No. 30 of 2005, s. 5, Applied:11 Jul 2005] a watercourse, several joined watercourses or part of a watercourse, including a water supply channel declared under section 192(1) ; or

(b) a lake; or

(c) [Section 14 Subsection (1) amended by No. 12 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:09 Jun 2004] one or more groundwater resources; or

(ca) [Section 14 Subsection (1) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 12, Applied:11 Feb 2009] a tidal area that a declaration under section 5A relates to; or

(d) [Section 14 Subsection (1) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 12, Applied:11 Feb 2009] any combination of paragraphs (a) , (b) , (c) and (ca) , whether the water resources are joined naturally or artificially –

and may include dispersed surface water that normally flows into or replenishes the water resource or water resources in the plan.

(2)  [Section 14 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 12 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:09 Jun 2004] A water management plan is to include –

(a) a statement of the objectives of the plan, including the environmental objectives; and

(b) a description of the water regime that best gives effect to the environmental objectives and other relevant objectives of the plan; and

(c) an assessment of the ability of that water regime to achieve the environmental objectives and other relevant objectives of the plan; and