Elements of water licences
118 Elements of water licences
A water licence to take groundwater is to state the following—
1 of the following purposes for which the water may be taken under the licence—
agriculture;
any;
the nominal entitlement for the licence;
the conditions, if any, for the licence.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to a licence granted under section 114 of the Act for the purpose of mine dewatering.
In this section—
mine dewatering means the removal of groundwater that is necessary to ensure a safe and efficient mine working environment for an authorised activity for a mining tenement under the Mineral Resources Act 1989.
Examples—
• the removal of groundwater that has accumulated in mine workings
• the extraction of groundwater from bores surrounding the mine workings to lower the water table or hydraulic pressure
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