2020-12-07 Statement of Evidence of Tom de Pelsemaeker on behalf of the ORC [pdf, 938 KB]
...an end at the end of the 19th century. Nowadays, mining privileges are supporting irrigation as well as a variety of other uses, including stock drinking water, domestic water supplies and hydro-electricity generation. 38 Mining privileges were licences issued under the Mining Act 1926, subsequent amendments, and previous Acts for water races, dry races, branch races, tail races, main tail races, drainage races, by-washes, drainage areas, dams and special sites.7,8 The most importa...