Water Plan (Georgina and Diamantina) 2004
sec.10Limitation on taking overland flow water
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sec.10 Limitation on taking overland flow water
A person may not take overland flow water other than— for stock or domestic purposes; or under an authority under section 12 ; or under an authorisation; or unallocated water granted to the person under the resource operations plan; or overland flow water— of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— an environmental authority 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. In this section— contaminated agricultural runoff water has the meaning given by the ‘Code for Assessable Development for Operational Works for Taking Overland Flow Water’. A copy of the code is available on the department’s website. s 10 amd 2013 Act No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2017 SL No. 103 s 153 (sec.10-ssec.1) A person may not take overland flow water other than— for stock or domestic purposes; or under an authority under section 12 ; or under an authorisation; or unallocated water granted to the person under the resource operations plan; or overland flow water— of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— an environmental authority 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. (sec.10-ssec.2) In this section— contaminated agricultural runoff water has the meaning given by the ‘Code for Assessable Development for Operational Works for Taking Overland Flow Water’. A copy of the code is available on the department’s website.
- (a) for stock or domestic purposes; or
- (b) under an authority under section 12 ; or
- (c) under an authorisation; or
- (d) unallocated water granted to the person under the resource operations plan; or
- (e) overland flow water— (i) of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (B) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (ii) that is contaminated agricultural runoff water.
- (i) of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (B) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or
- (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or