Protection of water supply
68 Protection of water supply
This section applies to a reservoir, dam or water channel of the Canberra water supply system (the Canberra water supply).
A person must not bathe or wash in the Canberra water supply.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
A person must not put anything into the Canberra water supply that is detrimental to the quality of the water.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
It is a defence to a prosecution under subsection (3) for putting a thing into the Canberra water supply if the defendant establishes that the thing was put there in the course of the reasonable grazing or depasturing of animals.
The Water and Sewerage Act 2000 applies to the installation of a chemical toilet, a flushing toilet discharging to a septic system and a connection to a septic system (see Water and Sewerage Act 2000, s 4).
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