S.L. 549.166 Art. 3Metering of groundwater sources.

All groundwater sources -

(a) which were dug or enlarged prior to the year 1955:

Provided that only those groundwater sources which, in terms of records possessed by the Authority are shown to have been dug or enlarged prior to the year 1955 are to be considered by the Authority as to have been so dug or enlarged; or

(b) which have been validly registered as a groundwater source in terms of the Ground Water Sources * (Registration) Regulations, 1997 ; or

(c) which have been validly notified as a groundwater source to the Authority in terms of the Notification of Groundwater Sources Regulations; or

(d) which were in use or constructed prior to 2nd February 2001and which are used by the Corporation, shall be metered by the Corporation or by its delegated contractor, and in a manner as directed by the Authority:

Provided that the Authority may permit a groundwater source to be exempted from metering:

(a) if no pump or other mechanical device is installed or used to abstract groundwater from such groundwater source; or

(b) if it is proved by the user to be a cultural property under the Cultural Heritage Act;

(c) if it is declared as such by the user that the source is used solely for domestic purposes by the user’s household and where the abstraction yield from such source does not exceed one cubic metre per day and the source abstracts groundwater from the perched aquifer: Provided that the abstraction yield of such groundwater source shall be verified and determined by the Authority following a pump test carried out by the Authority or its delegated contractor in the form and manner that the Authority may establish: Provided further that with respect to groundwater sources operated by the Corporation, the Authority may accept existing metering arrangements in place at the time of entry into force of these regulations.