Water Plan (Pioneer Valley) 2002
sec.26Matters chief executive must consider
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sec.26 Matters chief executive must consider
In preparing and implementing a process for dealing with unallocated surface water under a resource operations plan, the chief executive must consider— the efficiency of existing and proposed water use practices; and the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on the following— water quality; inundation of habitats; the movement of fish and other aquatic species; the natural movement of sediment; recreation and aesthetic values; cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities; and whether the proposed taking or interfering is likely to have a direct adverse effect on groundwater flows. Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. s 26 amd 2009 SL No. 212 s 32 (sec.26-ssec.1) In preparing and implementing a process for dealing with unallocated surface water under a resource operations plan, the chief executive must consider— the efficiency of existing and proposed water use practices; and the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on the following— water quality; inundation of habitats; the movement of fish and other aquatic species; the natural movement of sediment; recreation and aesthetic values; cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities; and whether the proposed taking or interfering is likely to have a direct adverse effect on groundwater flows. (sec.26-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.
- (a) the efficiency of existing and proposed water use practices; and
- (b) the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and
- (c) the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on the following— (i) water quality; (ii) inundation of habitats; (iii) the movement of fish and other aquatic species; (iv) the natural movement of sediment; (v) recreation and aesthetic values; (vi) cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities; and
- (i) water quality;
- (ii) inundation of habitats;
- (iii) the movement of fish and other aquatic species;
- (iv) the natural movement of sediment;
- (v) recreation and aesthetic values;
- (vi) cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities; and