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CurrentHydro-electric power stations
16 Hydro-electric power stations
(1)
This section applies to a person lawfully engaged in the operation of a hydro-electric power station in connection with a water supply work owned, and authorised to be operated, by Water NSW or the Ministerial Corporation.
(2)
A person to which this section applies is exempt in relation to taking water required for the purpose of generating hydro-electric power if—
(a)
the water is returned to the same water source from which the water was taken, and
(b)
the returned water is of the same quality as when the water was taken in relation to the chemical composition, temperature, sediment content and salinity of the water.
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