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Resource Management Act 1991

Resource consents - Decisions on applications relating to discharge of greenhouse gases

104G: Consideration of activities affecting drinking water supply source water

You could also call this:

“Rules for checking how activities might affect drinking water sources”

When you apply for a resource consent, the authority that decides on it must think about two important things:

  1. They need to consider how your planned activity might affect a source of drinking water. This applies to drinking water sources that are officially registered under section 55 of the Water Services Act 2021.

  2. They also need to look at any risks your activity might create for a drinking water source. These risks should be listed in a special plan called a source water risk management plan. This plan is made following the rules set out in the Water Services Act 2021.

The authority has to think about both of these things when they’re deciding whether to give you permission for your activity.

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Part 6 Resource consents
Decisions on applications relating to discharge of greenhouse gases

104GConsideration of activities affecting drinking water supply source water

  1. When considering an application for a resource consent, the consent authority must have regard to—

  2. the actual or potential effect of the proposed activity on the source of a drinking water supply that is registered under section 55 of the Water Services Act 2021; and
    1. any risks that the proposed activity may pose to the source of a drinking water supply that are identified in a source water risk management plan prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Water Services Act 2021.

      Notes
      • Section 104G: inserted, on , by section 206(1) of the Water Services Act 2021 (2021 No 36).