WATER RESOURCES: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

WATER RESOURCES: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

WATER RESOURCES REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Units

    4.    Application of Regulations

    5.    Public consultation

    6.    Orders

    7.    Protection of integrity of the water resource monitoring network

    8.    Type of activity that requires approval by Authority

    9.    Nature of an applicant

    10.    Water resource user identification number

    11.    Authorized water uses appurtenant to land

PART II
REGISTRATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS

    12.    Requirement for registration

    13.    Application to register existing rights

    14.    Consideration by the Authority

    15.    Registration of existing rights

PART III
LICENSING OF WATER ABSTRACTION AND USE

    16.    Application for licence

    17.    Advertisement of application

    18.    Authority to consult public authorities on application

    19.    Water Users Associations’ comments on application

    20.    Public notification of licence application

    21.    Objection to licence application

    22.    Site meeting

    23.    Rejection of application

    24.    Factors to be taken into account when considering an application

    25.    Conditions attached to and transfer of licences

    26.    Authorization to construct works

    27.    Limitations of authorization

    28.    Extension of licence or authorization

    29.    Completion certificate

    30.    Requirements for fees

    31.    Transfer of licence by licensee

    32.    Variation of licence by a licensee

    33.    Variation or cancellation of licence by the Authority

    34.    Limitation of liability of the Authority with respect to licences issued

    35.    Authorization to use works owned by another person

    36.    Category of water resource use activities

    37.    Approval of water use through notification by water user

    38.    Maps to accompany applications

    39.    Payment of application fees

    40.    Requirement for Site Assessment Report and Technical Report

    41.    Renewal of licences

    42.    Late submission

PART IV
SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

    43.    Declaring a watercourse

    44.    Boundary of properties defined by a watercourse

    45.    Wetlands

    46.    Allocation of water for irrigation

    47.    Prior right to water for storage

    48.    Need for storage

    49.    Classification of dams

    50.    Dam design

    51.    Dam construction

    52.    Dam safety inspection

    53.    Minimum net freeboard

    54.    Minimum spillway design flood

    55.    Release and use of stored water

    56.    Compensation/environmental flow

    57.    Dam Design Report

    58.    Dam construction progress report

    59.    Dam completion and dam operation reports

    60.    Notice to downstream

    61.    Dam failure report

    62.    Hydropower

    63.    Surface water database

    64.    Works associated with fish movement, protection and control

    65.    Construction permit

PART V
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

    66.    Drilling permit

    67.    Classification of boreholes

    68.    Procedures to be taken into account when considering an application

    69.    Grant of permit

    70.    Extra conditions attached to drilling permit

    71.    Completion report

    72.    Access to data and plans

    73.    Cancellation of permit

    74.    Regulation of groundwater development

    75.    Borehole pumping test

    76.    Supervision of works

    77.    Artificial groundwater recharge

    78.    Monitoring data

    79.    Groundwater database

PART VI
WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND POLLUTION CONTROL

    80.    Water quality standards

    81.    Prohibition on discharge of effluent

    82.    Effluent discharge permit

    83.    Effluent discharge into any water body

    84.    Application for an effluent discharge permit

    85.    Advertisement of applications

    86.    Additional information

    87.    Effluent quality requirements

    88.    Consideration of application

    89.    Effluent discharge management plan

    90.    Approval of application

    91.    Applicant to be notified of Authority’s decision

    92.    Issuance of effluent discharge permit

    93.    Effluent discharge records

    94.    Transfer of an effluent discharge permit

    95.    Breach of conditions

    96.    General obligation to mitigate pollution

    97.    Accidental discharge

    98.    Spillage

    99.    Sampling and analysis of effluent

    100.    Water quality monitoring

    101.    Water quality and effluent discharge database

    102.    Pollution control enforcement

    103.    Non-point source pollution

    104.    Effluent discharge fees

    105.    Water quality and effluent discharge register

    106.    Access to the register

    107.    Recognized water quality laboratory

PART VII
WATER WORKS

    108.    Inspection of works prior to, during and post, construction

    109.    Temporary works

    110.    Abandoned works

PART VIII
CONDITIONS OF AUTHORIZATION, PERMITS AND APPROVES WATER USES

    111.    Compliance with the Environment Management Act

    112.    Controlling and measuring device

    113.    Limitation of flow or quantity

    114.    Collection and submission of abstraction, water quality and effluent discharge data

    115.    Storage

    116.    Air line

PART IX
WATER AND EFFLUENT CHARGES, FEES AND PENALTIES

    117.    Water and effluent charges and fees

    118.…