Water Plan (Border Rivers and Moonie) 2019
sec.56Content and conditions of water licences to take overland flow water
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sec.56 Content and conditions of water licences to take overland flow water
A water licence to take overland flow water to which this plan applies must— state the purpose for which the water may be taken as ‘any’; and include at least 1 of the following— the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the water licence; the maximum storage capacity of works that may be used to store the water taken under the water licence; the average annual volume of water that may be taken under the water licence; the volumetric limit for the water licence. The water licence may also include the following conditions— a limit on the volume of the water that may be taken in a stated period; a limit on the volume of the water that may be stored. (sec.56-ssec.1) A water licence to take overland flow water to which this plan applies must— state the purpose for which the water may be taken as ‘any’; and include at least 1 of the following— the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the water licence; the maximum storage capacity of works that may be used to store the water taken under the water licence; the average annual volume of water that may be taken under the water licence; the volumetric limit for the water licence. (sec.56-ssec.2) The water licence may also include the following conditions— a limit on the volume of the water that may be taken in a stated period; a limit on the volume of the water that may be stored.
- (a) state the purpose for which the water may be taken as ‘any’; and
- (b) include at least 1 of the following— (i) the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the water licence; (ii) the maximum storage capacity of works that may be used to store the water taken under the water licence; (iii) the average annual volume of water that may be taken under the water licence; (iv) the volumetric limit for the water licence.
- (i) the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the water licence;
- (ii) the maximum storage capacity of works that may be used to store the water taken under the water licence;
- (iii) the average annual volume of water that may be taken under the water licence;
- (iv) the volumetric limit for the water licence.
- (i) the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the water licence;
- (ii) the maximum storage capacity of works that may be used to store the water taken under the water licence;
- (iii) the average annual volume of water that may be taken under the water licence;
- (iv) the volumetric limit for the water licence.
- (a) a limit on the volume of the water that may be taken in a stated period;
- (b) a limit on the volume of the water that may be stored.