4Rights to take water

4 Rights to take water

(1)  For section 48(5) of the Act, the amount of water that can be taken by a person under section 48(2) and section 48(4A) of the Act is –

(a) for a domestic purpose –

(i) a maximum of 440L per day for each dwelling on the relevant land; or

(ii) a maximum of 100L per day for each person who is an occupier of the land if there is no dwelling on the relevant land; or

(b) for irrigation of a household garden, a maximum of 0.6L per day for each square meter, but not exceeding 1 500L per day; or

(c) for watering cattle, a maximum of 90L per day for each head; or

(d) for watering horses, a maximum of 45L per day for each head; or

(e) for watering sheep, a maximum of 8.5L per day for each head; or

(f) for watering goats, a maximum of 8.5L per day for each head; or

(g) for watering pigs, a maximum of 20L per day for each head; or

(h) for watering chickens, a maximum of 3L per day for each 10 head; or

(i) for watering turkeys, 5.5L per day for each 10 head.

(2)  If an authorised officer is satisfied that water is to be taken into storage, he or she may permit a person to take a maximum of up to 7 times the amount of water specified in subregulation (1) in any period of 7 days.