WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 14 Scope of water management plans
WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 14
Scope of water management plans
(1) A water management plan may be prepared for and may include dispersed surface water that normally flows into or replenishes the water resource or water resources in the plan.(a) a watercourse, several joined watercourses or part of a watercourse, including a water supply channel declared under section 192(1) ; or(b) a lake; or(c) one or more groundwater resources; or(ca) a tidal area that a declaration under section 5A relates to; or(d) any combination of paragraphs (a) , (b) , (c) and (ca) , whether the water resources are joined naturally or artificially (2) A water management plan is to include (a) a statement of the objectives of the plan, including the environmental objectives; and(b) a description of the water regime that best gives effect to the environmental objectives and other relevant objectives of the plan; and(c) an assessment of the ability of that water regime to achieve the environmental objectives and other relevant objectives of the plan; and(d) an assessment of likely detrimental effects of the plan on the quality of water.(3) A water management plan may (a) provide for the allocation and use of water having regard to the objectives stated under subsection (2)(a) ; and(b) provide for the licensing of all or specified classes of persons taking water from the relevant water resource, including persons who under Part 5 would otherwise have a right to take water without a licence; and(c) provide for the transfer of, and other dealings with, water allocations, including the imposition of conditions under which those transfers or dealings may take place; and(d) . . . . . . . .(e) specify a date on which the plan will take effect; and(f) provide for the administration of the plan by a responsible water entity in accordance with section 38(1) ; and(g) include such other information or material as may be required for the administration of this Act.