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WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 131 Provision of information relating to construction of wells

WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 131

Provision of information relating to construction of wells

(1)  Where water is struck in the construction of a well, the person constructing the well must, as soon as practicable after the water is struck, inform the Minister in writing in an approved form of the fact and of the location of the well and of the depth of the well at which the water was so struck.
(2)  A person who constructs a well must, as soon as practicable after completion of that construction, inform the Minister in writing in an approved form of the level of the water, if any, in the well and provide the Minister with such particulars relating to the well and water, cuttings and other materials obtained during the construction of the well as the Minister may require.
(3)  Where a person who constructs a well receives a report of an analysis of any water obtained from the well, he or she must, as soon as practicable after receipt of the report, provide the Minister with a copy.