sec.30Preparing and implementing process for granting unallocated water generally

sec.30 Preparing and implementing process for granting unallocated water generally

In preparing and implementing the process, the chief executive must consider the following— the purpose for which the water is required; the efficiency of existing and proposed water use practices; the extent to which water in the plan area is being taken under authorisations; the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on existing water users in the plan area; whether the proposed taking or interfering is likely to have a direct adverse effect on groundwater flows; the matters mentioned in section 23 (1) (a) and (b) . Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. s 30 amd 2015 SL No. 99 s 11 (sec.30-ssec.1) In preparing and implementing the process, the chief executive must consider the following— the purpose for which the water is required; the efficiency of existing and proposed water use practices; the extent to which water in the plan area is being taken under authorisations; the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on existing water users in the plan area; whether the proposed taking or interfering is likely to have a direct adverse effect on groundwater flows; the matters mentioned in section 23 (1) (a) and (b) . (sec.30-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.

• (a) the purpose for which the water is required;
• (b) the efficiency of existing and proposed water use practices;
• (c) the extent to which water in the plan area is being taken under authorisations;
• (d) the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required;
• (e) the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on existing water users in the plan area;
• (f) whether the proposed taking or interfering is likely to have a direct adverse effect on groundwater flows;
• (g) the matters mentioned in section 23 (1) (a) and (b) .