25   Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water requirements

The Council shall not consent to the carrying out of development where:

(a)  groundwater is abstracted for water supply purposes, or

(b)  groundwater is recirculated for industrial purposes and returned to the aquifer, or

(c)  groundwater or surface water is discharged as waste water into bores, unlined pits, channels or excavations,

unless arrangements for the proper utilisation and protection of this natural resource have been made that are satisfactory to the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water.