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Water Restrictions - By-Law No. 511

Goulburn Valley Water has made details of it's Water Restriction Levels available in Adobe PDF format. 
If you do not have the Acrobat Reader please click on the button below to obtain your free copy.

 

The purposes of this By-law 511 are to:

(a) promote the conservation of water; and

(b) set out four stages of restrictions on the use of water; and

(c) specify when and how a stage of restriction may be imposed; and

(d) specify things which must not be done while each stage of restriction persists; and

(e) specify principles for considering applications for exemptions from particular restrictions;

and

(f) specify principles for deciding when to lift restrictions; and

(g) prescribe offences and penalties for the contravention of this By-law; and

(h) prescribe classes of persons for the purpose of issuing infringement notices.

 

Under Goulburn Valley Water's By-Law 511, customers, councils and schools may apply for a Water Restriction Exemption.  For further information or to download an application form please click here. 


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Water Restrictions - Offences and Penalties
Extract from Water Restriction By-Law 511

"14. Offences and Penalties

  1. A person guilty of an offence against this By-Law shall be liable:

  2. for a first offence, 40 penalty units ($4,672.80) or imprisonment for up to three months:

  3. for a subsequent offence, 80 penalty units ($9,345.60) or imprisonment for up to six months;

  4. in the case of a continuing offence, an additional penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day on which such offence   continues (up to a maximum of 20 additional penalty units) after service of the notice of contravention on the person under Section 151 of the Water Act 1989 or after conviction of the person for the offence.”

Note: Value of a penalty unit is $116.82
(Dated: 27 February 2009 (as printed in the Victoria Government Gazette No. S 132 Friday 15 May 2009))
 

For further information regarding these restrictions, customers may contact the Corporation by telephoning 1800 45 45 00.

 

 
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