sec.80Interference with water to improve security for town water supply

sec.80 Interference with water to improve security for town water supply

This section applies if the proposed interference with water is to provide improved security for town water supplies taken under an authorisation. The chief executive must not grant the application unless the chief executive is satisfied— the town has appropriate water supply security strategies, such as demand and drought management strategies, in place; and there is a demonstrated need for an increased reliability of the water supply. In deciding the application the chief executive must consider the matters mentioned in section 27 (1) (d) . Subsection (3) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. (sec.80-ssec.1) This section applies if the proposed interference with water is to provide improved security for town water supplies taken under an authorisation. (sec.80-ssec.2) The chief executive must not grant the application unless the chief executive is satisfied— the town has appropriate water supply security strategies, such as demand and drought management strategies, in place; and there is a demonstrated need for an increased reliability of the water supply. (sec.80-ssec.3) In deciding the application the chief executive must consider the matters mentioned in section 27 (1) (d) . (sec.80-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.

• (a) the town has appropriate water supply security strategies, such as demand and drought management strategies, in place; and
• (b) there is a demonstrated need for an increased reliability of the water supply.