Water Plan (Wet Tropics) 2013
sec.54Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring
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sec.54 Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring
A water licence to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring in the plan area must state the following— for a licence granted under section 43 —water may be taken for an industrial or amenities purpose; for any other licence—1 of the following purposes for which the water may be taken under the licence— ‘rural’; ‘any’; the daily volumetric limit; the nominal entitlement; the conditions, if any, including requirements for flow conditions and conditions for storing water taken under the licence. s 54 amd 2014 SL No. 142 s 232
- (a) for a licence granted under section 43 —water may be taken for an industrial or amenities purpose;
- (b) for any other licence—1 of the following purposes for which the water may be taken under the licence— (i) ‘rural’; (ii) ‘any’;
- (i) ‘rural’;
- (ii) ‘any’;
- (c) the daily volumetric limit;
- (d) the nominal entitlement;
- (e) the conditions, if any, including requirements for flow conditions and conditions for storing water taken under the licence.
- (i) ‘rural’;
- (ii) ‘any’;