Week 4a- Water

1.7. Water Consents

Damming, diverting and taking water can affect people's ability to use the water, as well as affecting stream plant and animal life. Water consents identify, control and minimise the impacts of an activity on people and the environment. You may need a water consent if you want to:

• take or use water from a river, stream, dam, lake or spring.
• take or use water from an underground source (groundwater)
• take or use geothermal water, heat or energy.
• construct or alter a dam or stopbank and impound water behind the structure.
• divert a watercourse.