Water information and bylaw information folder

Please find the relevant bylaw for water usage , borehole registration and other information in this folder:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9deG_h3QR0BdXUwRW5scmdDdzg

Also note the following updates to regulations about boreholes:

Part 8: Boreholes
100. Notification of Boreholes
(1) No person may sink a borehole on premises situated in a dolomite area, and before
sinking a borehole a person must determine if the premises on which the borehole is to
be sunk are situated within a dolomite area.
(2) The municipality may, by public notice, require—
(a) the owner of any premises within any area of the municipality upon which a
borehole exists or, if the owner is not in occupation of such premises, the occupier
to notify it of the existence of a borehole on such premises, and provide it with
such information about the borehole that it may require; and
(b) the owner or occupier of any premises who intends to sink a borehole on the
premises, to notify it on the prescribed form of its intention to do so before any
work in connection sinking it is commenced.
(3) The municipality may require the owner or occupier of any premises who intends to
sink a borehole, to undertake an environmental impact assessment of the intended
borehole, to the satisfaction of the municipality, before sinking it.
(4) The municipality may by notice to an owner or occupier or by public notice, require an
owner or occupier who has an existing bore-hole that is used for water supply services
to—
(a) obtain approval from it for the use of a borehole for potable water supply services
in accordance with sections 6, 7 and 22 of the Act; and
(b) impose conditions in respect of the use of a borehole for potable water services.

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