| (1) | A holder must, prior to and during all the phases of drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations, ensure that the operation does not pollute a water resource or reduce such a resource and where such an incident occurs, a holder must implement the necessary remedial measures; |
| (a) | the operation does not cause adverse impact to water quality in the catchment area; and |
| (b) | the rights of existing water users are protected. |
| (2) | A well site where hydraulic fracturing operations are proposed or planned, must not be located— |
| (a) | within 5 kilometres, measured horizontally, from the surface location of an existing municipal water well field and identified future well fields and sources and directional drilling may not be within 2.5 kilometres of municipals well field; |
| (b) | within 500 metres, measured horizontally, from the surface location of an existing water borehole and directional drilling may not be within 500 metres of the borehole; and |
| (c) | within 500 metres, measured horizontally, from the edge of a riparian area or within 1:100 year flood-line of a watercourse. |
| (3) | A well may not be drilled within 1 kilometre of a wetland. |
| (4) | A holder must undertake regular water quality testing as determined by the department responsible for water affairs. |
[Regulation 122 inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 466 dated 3 June 2015]
