South Nepean Development Corporation - Permit to take water

This proposal is for a Permit to Take Water for construction purposes. Water will be taken from two ponds for dewatering. Details of the water taking are as follows:

Permit type – New

Source name: S1-Building Excavation

• purpose: dewatering, construction-dewatering
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 5,600
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 500,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd):03/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 02/28
• period of taking: 10 years

Source name: S2-Site Servicing

• purpose: dewatering, construction-dewatering
• maximum rate per minute (litres): 5,600
• maximum number of hours of taking per day: 24
• maximum volume per day (litres): 1,000,000
• maximum number of days of taking per year: 365
• earliest calendar date of taking (mm/dd):03/01
• latest calendar date of taking (mm/dd): 02/28
• period of taking: 10 years

There are 3 categories of a Permit to Take Water:

• Category 1: water takings are anticipated to have a lower risk of causing an unacceptable environmental impact/interference.
• Category 2: water takings are anticipated to having a higher potential of causing unacceptable environmental impact or interference.
• Category 3: water takings are anticipated to have the highest potential of causing unacceptable environmental impactor interference.

The proposed water taking qualifies as a Category 3 permit.