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Water Plan (Mary Basin) 2024
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This section states, for section 43 (2) (h) of the Act , the criteria for deciding an application for a water licence to take or interfere with underground water to which this plan applies. The chief executive must have regard to— the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which water is required; and the efficiency of the proposed water use practices; and whether the proposed taking or interfering is likely to have a direct adverse effect on each of the following— ecosystems dependent on the underground water; surface water flows; and the cumulative impact of the proposed taking or interfering with surface water flows and underground water flows. See also section 113 of the Act . (sec.51-ssec.1) This section states, for section 43 (2) (h) of the Act , the criteria for deciding an application for a water licence to take or interfere with underground water to which this plan applies. (sec.51-ssec.2) The chief executive must have regard to— the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which water is required; and the efficiency of the proposed water use practices; and whether the proposed taking or interfering is likely to have a direct adverse effect on each of the following— ecosystems dependent on the underground water; surface water flows; and the cumulative impact of the proposed taking or interfering with surface water flows and underground water flows. See also section 113 of the Act .