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Natural Environment Bill

Natural resource permits - Consideration of application and decision

157: Matters relevant to activities affecting drinking water supply source water

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"How activities affect the water we drink"

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When you apply for a permit, the permit authority looks at how your activity might affect the water source for a drinking water supply. They consider the actual or potential effect on a registered drinking water supply, as outlined in section 55 of the Water Services Act 2021. They also think about any risks to the drinking water supply that are identified in a source water risk management plan under the Water Services Act 2021.

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Part 4Natural resource permits
Consideration of application and decision

157Matters relevant to activities affecting drinking water supply source water

  1. The permit 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.