Water Plan (Baffle Creek Basin) 2010
sec.50Limitation on taking overland flow water— Act , s 20 (2)
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sec.50 Limitation on taking overland flow water— Act , s 20 (2)
This section limits the overland flow water that may be taken under section 20 (2) of the Act . A person may only take overland flow water— for stock or domestic purposes; or for another purpose if the works for taking the overland flow water have a capacity of not more than 20ML; or under a water licence; or of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or that is contaminated agricultural runoff water; or under section 52 . In this section— contaminated agricultural runoff water means overland flow water that contains, or is likely to contain, excess nutrients or farm chemicals at levels potentially harmful to the quality of water in a watercourse. s 50 amd 2013 Act No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.50-ssec.1) This section limits the overland flow water that may be taken under section 20 (2) of the Act . (sec.50-ssec.2) A person may only take overland flow water— for stock or domestic purposes; or for another purpose if the works for taking the overland flow water have a capacity of not more than 20ML; or under a water licence; or of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or that is contaminated agricultural runoff water; or under section 52 . (sec.50-ssec.3) In this section— contaminated agricultural runoff water means overland flow water that contains, or is likely to contain, excess nutrients or farm chemicals at levels potentially harmful to the quality of water in a watercourse.
- (a) for stock or domestic purposes; or
- (b) for another purpose if the works for taking the overland flow water have a capacity of not more than 20ML; or
- (c) under a water licence; or
- (d) of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— (i) an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (ii) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or
- (i) an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or
- (ii) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or