Water Act 2000

A make good measure for a water bore is any of the following measures—

ensuring the bore owner has access to a reasonable quantity and quality of water for the bore’s authorised use or purpose;Examples—

• bore enhancement by deepening the bore or improving its pumping capacity

• constructing a new bore

• providing a supply of an equivalent amount of water of a suitable quality by piping it from an alternative source

carrying out a plan to monitor the bore, including, for example, by undertaking periodic bore assessments;

giving the bore owner monetary or non-monetary compensation for the bore’s impaired capacity.