Decisions about taking water
11 Decisions about taking water
The chief executive must not make a decision about the allocation or management of water in the plan area that would increase the total volume of water that may be taken in the plan area.
A decision mentioned in subsection (1) includes a decision about an application for a water licence, made but not decided before the commencement of this plan.
Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a decision—
about a water permit; or
about reinstating or replacing an expired water licence; or
about taking overland flow water mentioned in section 13(1)(a) or (e); or
to grant a water licence to an owner of land, other than land adjoining a watercourse, lake or spring, to take water for stock or domestic purposes using works that were in existence before 4 March 2004; or
about unallocated water made under section 19; or
required to be made under the resource operations plan.
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