Water Management Regulations 2019

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 – for a domestic purpose – a maximum of 440L per day for each dwelling on the relevant land; or 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 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 for watering cattle, a maximum of 90L per day for each head; or for watering horses, a maximum of 45L per day for each head; or for watering sheep, a maximum of 8.5L per day for each head; or for watering goats, a maximum of 8.5L per day for each head; or for watering pigs, a maximum of 20L per day for each head; or for watering chickens, a maximum of 3L per day for each 10 head; or for watering turkeys, 5.5L per day for each 10 head.

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.