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Water Resources Act 2007
39Bore work licence—decision on application
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39 Bore work licence—decision on application
(1) On application by a person for a bore work licence, the authority
(2) The authority must not issue a bore work licence unless satisfied
that—
(a) either—
(i) the bore work is for a monitoring bore; or
(ii) the applicant holds a water access entitlement or surviving
allocation for ground water to be taken from the bore; and
(b) it is appropriate to issue the licence having regard to—
(i) the proximity of any existing bores; and
monitoring bore means a bore that—
(a) enters an aquifer; and
(b) is used to monitor the depth and fluctuations of depth in the
aquifer.