sec.77Limitations on interference with water

sec.77 Limitations on interference with water

The water licence may be granted only if the purpose of the proposed impoundment is 1 or more of the following— to store water taken under an authorisation for stock or domestic purposes; to provide a pumping pool to enable water to be taken under an authorisation; to provide improved security for town water supplies taken under an authorisation; to satisfy the requirements of an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 . However, the water licence may also be granted if— the proposed impoundment is related to a proposed water licence to take water that is allocated under the processes mentioned in section 48 (2) or (3) ; or the proposed impoundment is related to a water licence to take water that is allocated under the process mentioned in repealed section 48 (1) ; or the impoundment was in existence immediately before 31 December 1999. In this section— repealed section 48(1) means section 48 (1) as in force from time to time before the commencement. s 77 amd 2021 SL No. 71 s 24 (sec.77-ssec.1) The water licence may be granted only if the purpose of the proposed impoundment is 1 or more of the following— to store water taken under an authorisation for stock or domestic purposes; to provide a pumping pool to enable water to be taken under an authorisation; to provide improved security for town water supplies taken under an authorisation; to satisfy the requirements of an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 . (sec.77-ssec.2) However, the water licence may also be granted if— the proposed impoundment is related to a proposed water licence to take water that is allocated under the processes mentioned in section 48 (2) or (3) ; or the proposed impoundment is related to a water licence to take water that is allocated under the process mentioned in repealed section 48 (1) ; or the impoundment was in existence immediately before 31 December 1999. (sec.77-ssec.3) In this section— repealed section 48(1) means section 48 (1) as in force from time to time before the commencement.

• (a) to store water taken under an authorisation for stock or domestic purposes;
• (b) to provide a pumping pool to enable water to be taken under an authorisation;
• (c) to provide improved security for town water supplies taken under an authorisation;
• (d) to satisfy the requirements of an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 .
• (a) the proposed impoundment is related to a proposed water licence to take water that is allocated under the processes mentioned in section 48 (2) or (3) ; or
• (b) the proposed impoundment is related to a water licence to take water that is allocated under the process mentioned in repealed section 48 (1) ; or