24Applications for specific purpose access licences

24 Applications for specific purpose access licences

24 Applications for specific purpose access licences

(1) For the Act, section 61(1)(a), an application may be made for the following categories and subcategories of specific purpose access licence—

(a) a category and subcategory of licence specified in the table to this section for the purpose, if any, specified for the licence in the table,

(b) an aquifer (temporary dewatering for construction) access licence to extract water from—

(i) the Hawkesbury to Hunter Coastal Sands Groundwater Source to facilitate the construction of a desalination plant at Belmont, or

(ii) the Metropolitan Coastal Sands Groundwater Source to facilitate excavation required for the construction of a building, road or infrastructure to establish a mixed use development for the purposes of a health services facility, and associated commercial purposes, at Manly, or

(iii) the Sydney Basin Central Groundwater Source to facilitate construction for the Sydney Metro West Project or the Sydney Metro—Western Sydney Airport project, or

(iv) the Tweed River Area Coastal Floodplain Alluvial Groundwater Source to facilitate the construction of water, wastewater, stormwater or floodwater utility infrastructure at or near Murwillumbah,

(c) a local water utility access licence if—

(i) the application is made by Tamworth Regional Council, and

(ii) before the application is made, a notice of surrender of WAL 20953 is given under the Act, section 77, and

(iii) the notice of surrender specifies that the surrender of WAL 20953 does not take effect—

(A) unless the licence is granted, and

(B) until immediately after the licence is amended to nominate a specified water supply work or extraction point for the licence, and

(iv) the share component of the licence is the same as the share component of WAL 20953,

(d) a major utility (Barnard) access licence,

(e) a regulated river (high security) (Lake Albert filling) access licence to enable the use of no more than 1.8GL of water per water year to fill Lake Albert if the application is made by Wagga Wagga City Council,