Water Management (General) Regulation 2025
12Categories of access licence
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12 Categories of access licence
12 Categories of access licence
For the Act, section 57(1)(l), the following categories of access licence are prescribed—
(a) aquifer (general security) access licence,
(b) aquifer (high security) access licence,
(c) Coleambally irrigation (conveyance) access licence,
(d) domestic and stock (conveyance) access licence,
(e) major utility (Barnard) access licence,
(f) Murrumbidgee irrigation (conveyance) access licence,
(g) Penrith Lakes Scheme (initial fill of the lakes that form part of the scheme) access licence,
(h) regulated river (general security—A class) access licence,
(i) regulated river (general security—B class) access licence,
(j) Riverina Water County Council PFAS Alternate Supply access licence.
(k) salinity and water table management access licence,
(l) unregulated river (A class) access licence,
(m) unregulated river (B class) access licence,
(n) unregulated river (C class) access licence,
(o) unregulated river pumped hydro-electricity generation (construction and initial storage fill) access licence,
(p) unregulated river (high flow) access licence,
(q) unregulated river (regulated supply) access licence,
(r) unregulated river (regulated supply—local water utility) access licence,
(s) unregulated river (special additional high flow) access licence,