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Background
This bylaw focuses on how we manage and provide public water supply services, protect the water supply network, ensure public health and safety, and provide clear guidelines on water usage restrictions.
Why have a Public Water Supply Bylaw?
The purpose of our public water supply bylaw is to:
- Enable Council to provide and manage public water services
- Protect water networks from damage, misuse, or interference
- Protect the environment, public health, and safety
- Provide direction on water restrictions
- Enable the Council to meet its legislative obligations
What are we proposing to change during this review?
- Updates to align with new water legislation from central government
- Clarification of some terms included in the definitions and interpretations section (e.g. Toby/Shut Off Valve)
- Clarification of the conditions which need to be met for access to and work on the public water supply
- Clarification around who has responsibility for ensuring water supply from storage tanks
- New section regarding permission needed to take water by tanker from a swipe card operated bulk water supply station
