Requirement for the council to be notified before particular types of works are carried out at set distances to the water supply network;
Clarification of the council's ability to put in place water restrictions; and
removing how water use will be estimated when the water meter is unable to record water use. The new Water Meter Policy will set out this process.
Last month the council's Policy Committee adopted two new policies that relate to the bylaw: the Water Meter Policy and the Large Water Users Policy.
As a result of community feedback, small amendments to clarify the intent of both of these policies were made. Public consultation ran between October 30 and November 30 last year.
The Water Meter Policy sets out responsibilities for managing water meters and states how water is metered when a meter isn't functional.
The Large Water Users Policy sets out the council's priorities for allocating water. Under the policy, anyone applying to use over 15m3 of water a day will be assessed on a range of factors, to determine if the activity is an efficient use of our water supply and wastewater services.
Both these new policies also take effect on the April 22.