Declaration of controlled areas or use

(1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, by Order published in the Gazette declare, (a) as controlled area, an area pursuant to section (b) as controlled area, any other area where the Authority deems necessary in the public interest; (c) as controlled use, any use, as the case may be for the purpose of controlled allocation, sustainable use, and protection of the water resources of Belize. (2) The Authority shall serve notice of any declaration made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to all interested National Integrated 46 persons in a manner it deems is best calculated to reach the largest number of interested persons. (3) In exercising its authority under subsection (1) of this section, the Authority shall have regard to such factors as, (a) the hydrology and hydrogeology of the area; (b) the established and projected water demands in the area; (c) the current and projected availability of water in the area; and (d) the actual or projected impact of given uses or classes of uses on water resources in general, including the impact of the disposal of wastewaters on water resources in general, including the impact of the disposal of waste water on water resources in general, or in relation to a specific area, having regard also to the technologies employed in the abstraction and utilisation of the water, and in the disposal of the waste water. (e) any other relevant factors.