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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… river straightening for navigation purposes and dam construction for water supply, flood control or energy … water resources such as irrigation, pollution or dam building. The scope of such agreements has been extended … Tasmania to authorise the construction of a hydroelectric dam that would have flooded a large part of an area nominated …
Modern water rights : Theory and practice
… a specified quantity of water in a natural source behind a dam or other hydraulic structure. This may be as a precursor … uses. For example while the operation of a hydropower dam may not actually result in the removal of water from a river 4 , the operating regime of that dam will affect flows at different times of the year. …