Operational policy 5.01 - Managing water reserved for use by drinking water service providers

Policy
Under this policy, the department will reserve (set aside) suitable quality water resources for future drinking water supply purposes, ensuring there is sufficient water available to meet the state’s drinking water requirements.
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This policy describes:

  • the criteria the department will consider when determining whether to reserve water and the volume of water to be reserved for future use
  • the information to be provided by drinking water service providers
  • how water reserved for future use will be protected from possible contamination, maintaining its value to the community
  • the requirements water service providers will need to meet before they can be granted access to the water reserved for future use
  • the process the department will use when considering granting temporary access to the reserved water for future use, for purposes other than drinking water provision.

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Published

1 April 2011