sec.39Matters to be considered for infrastructure operating rules

sec.39 Matters to be considered for infrastructure operating rules

In deciding the infrastructure operating rules to be included in the resource operations plan for water infrastructure or proposed infrastructure for supplemented water, the chief executive considers— the impact of the infrastructure’s or proposed infrastructure’s operation on the following— instream water levels; bed and banks of watercourses; riparian vegetation; and the extent to which artificial variations in instream water levels and flows may adversely affect natural ecosystems; and the impact on the transfer of water between watercourses; and the likelihood of fish deaths caused by the operation of the infrastructure; and the matters mentioned in section 22 (1) . Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. (sec.39-ssec.1) In deciding the infrastructure operating rules to be included in the resource operations plan for water infrastructure or proposed infrastructure for supplemented water, the chief executive considers— the impact of the infrastructure’s or proposed infrastructure’s operation on the following— instream water levels; bed and banks of watercourses; riparian vegetation; and the extent to which artificial variations in instream water levels and flows may adversely affect natural ecosystems; and the impact on the transfer of water between watercourses; and the likelihood of fish deaths caused by the operation of the infrastructure; and the matters mentioned in section 22 (1) . (sec.39-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.

• (a) the impact of the infrastructure’s or proposed infrastructure’s operation on the following— (i) instream water levels; (ii) bed and banks of watercourses; (iii) riparian vegetation; and
• (i) instream water levels;
• (ii) bed and banks of watercourses;
• (iii) riparian vegetation; and
• (b) the extent to which artificial variations in instream water levels and flows may adversely affect natural ecosystems; and
• (c) the impact on the transfer of water between watercourses; and
• (d) the likelihood of fish deaths caused by the operation of the infrastructure; and
• (e) the matters mentioned in section 22 (1) .
• (i) instream water levels;
• (ii) bed and banks of watercourses;
• (iii) riparian vegetation; and