Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN AND OTHER REGIONAL AQUIFERS) 2017 - REG 29

29 Meaning of controlled and watertight delivery system for a water bore

(1) A water bore is
"controlled" if it is—

(a) a subartesian bore; or

(b) an artesian bore that has permanent headworks controlling the flow of water from the bore; or

(c) an artesian bore and water from the bore no longer flows naturally to the surface.

(2) A water bore has a
"watertight delivery system" if—

(a) the bore is controlled; and

(b) water taken from the bore is distributed by a pipeline to a trough that contains the water; and

(c) the following are maintained in a way that minimises the loss of water—

(i) the bore, pipeline and trough; and

(ii) any cooling pond or storage tank mentioned in subsection (3) .

(3) For subsection (2) (b), water taken from the water bore may be held temporarily in either of the following before being distributed to a trough—

(a) a cooling pond for the purpose of cooling the water to a temperature that is suitable to be distributed for its intended use;

(b) a storage tank.