WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 301
Finding source of pollution of water supply
WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 301
Finding source of pollution of water supply
301 Finding source of pollution of water supply
(1) If water supplied by a
water supply authority is being polluted, the water supply authority may,
after giving reasonable notice to persons likely to be affected by its action,
dig up the ground and try to find the source of the pollution.
(2) If it is
found that a person given notice under this section is not responsible for the
pollution, the water supply authority must bear the expenses of--
(a) the
digging, examination, repair and reinstatement of the broken ground, and
(b)
the repair of any damage caused by the water supply authority to the property
of the person.
(3) A water supply authority may recover the expenses incurred
by it as a debt due to the water supply authority by any person responsible
for the pollution.
