The Permanent Water Savings Plan came into effect on 22 May 2008.  This plan is effective all year round across all regions and when necessary will be supplemented by formal water restrictions.

The Permanent Water Savings Plan sets out the permanent restrictions and prohibitions on the use of water supplied from the Corporations system and specify principles for considering applications for exemption from particular restrictions or prohibitions.

A complete copy of the Permanent Water Savings Plan has been made available for you to download for reference only using Adobe Acrobat Reader if you wish.  If you do not have the Acrobat Reader please click on the button below before downloading the Plan.

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Permanent Water Saving Plan - Offences and Penalties
Extract from Water Act 1989

“Section 170F: Contravention of plan

1. A person who receives a supply of water from an Authority must not contravene a restriction or prohibition on the use of that water contained in a permanent water saving plan of the Authority.

• Penalty: For a first offence, 10 penalty units; For a subsequent offence, 20 penalty units.

2. A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) that is of a continuing nature is liable, in addition to the penalty set out at the foot of that subsection, to a further penalty of not more than 2 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues (up to a maximum of 20 additional penalty units)-

1. after service of a notice of contravention on the person under section 151; or

2. if no notice of contravention is served, after conviction.

Note Section 296(1) sets out who may prosecute an offence under subsection (1).”

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 customers may contact the Corporation by telephoning 1800 45 45 00.