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LWU Regulatory Approvals

Works that need approval under section 60 of the local government act or section 292 (1) (a) of the Water Management Act.

Under section 60 of the Local Government Act and section 292(1)(a) of the Water Management Act, the Minister for Lands and Water is responsible for approving local water utility works, including: • construction or extension of water treatment works by a council (section 60(b) of the Local Government Act) • provision of sewage from its area to be discharged, treated, or supplied to any person by a council (section 60(c) of the Local Government Act) • construction, maintenance, and operation of water management works and other associated works (including water treatment works and sewage works) by a water supply authority (section 292(1)(a) of the Water Management Act).

In this section, sewage and water management works include works for producing recycled water from sewage.

The Minister for Lands and Water has delegated the responsibility for assessing and approving of applications made under section 60 of the Local Government Act and section 292(1)(a) of the Water Management Act to the department.

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Language English
Edition 1.0
Purpose Public Dissemination
Frequency of change Daily
Keywords WATER
Metadata Date 2023-07-27
Date of Asset Creation 2023-07-27
Date of Asset Publication 2023-08-18
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Geospatial Topic Utilities communication
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Attribution NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2023"
Groups Department of Planning and Environment—Water