SCHEDULE 3Exempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

PART 4Exempt flood risk activities: descriptions and conditions

F1Notches20

1

Construction of F2...notches on an existing impoundment.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are—

a

the construction does not affect the structural integrity of the existing impoundment,

b

construction of the notches does not change the water level in the main river by more than 20cm upstream or downstream from the existing structure,

c

the existing impoundment is located on a main river with a width of no more than 5 metres measured between the top of each bank,

d

the construction does not adversely affect the banks or established bed of the main river, and

e

the notch is no more than 0.6 metre in width.