Australian Water Information Dictionary

take

Take water from a water resource means to remove water from, or to reduce the flow of water in or into, the water resource including by any of the following means:

(a) pumping or siphoning water from the water resource;

(b) stopping, impeding or diverting the flow of water in or into the water resource;

(c) releasing water from the water resource if the water resource is a wetland or lake;

(d) permitting water to flow from the water resource if the water resource is a well or watercourse;

and includes storing water as part of, or in a way that is ancillary to, any of the processes or activities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d).

Related: water take

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