Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (MITCHELL) 2007 - REG 54

54 Limitation on taking overland flow water—Act, s 20(2)

(1) A person may not take overland flow water other than—

(a) for stock or domestic purposes; or

(b) for any purpose using works that allow the taking of overland flow water and have a capacity of not more than 250ML; or

(c) under a water licence; or

(d) overland flow water of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of—

(i) an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or

(ii) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or

(e) overland flow water that is contaminated agricultural run-off water; or

(f) under an authority under section 55 .

(2) In this section—

"contaminated agricultural run-off water" has the meaning given by the ‘Code for Assessable Development for Operational Works for Taking Overland Flow Water’.

Editor’s note—

A copy of the code is available on the department’s website.