Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022
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Notice of emergency abstraction | ||
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79. (1) Subject to section 80 , where Irish Water proposes to carry out an emergency abstraction, it shall no later than— | ||
(a) 24 hours prior to the commencement of the abstraction give notice of the proposal to the Agency, and | ||
(b) 48 hours after the commencement of the abstraction, give notice of the abstraction to the persons specified in paragraphs (b) to (d) of section 75 (1), as appropriate. | ||
(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall include the following information— | ||
(a) the matter referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 74 (1) which gives rise to the need to carry out the abstraction, | ||
(b) the nature of the civil emergency and the risks to the supply of public water or to human health which gives rise to the need to carry out the emergency abstraction, and | ||
(c) the information referred to in each of paragraphs (b) to (g) of section 75 (3). | ||
(3) Irish Water shall publish a notice containing the information referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2) on its website within 48 hours after the commencement of the emergency abstraction. | ||
(4) The Agency may give notice to Irish Water requiring it to submit, within the period specified in the notice, any further information in relation to the emergency abstraction that the Agency may reasonably require. |