Water Agencies (Water Restrictions) Amendment By-laws 2001 (WA)

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5 September 2001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4965

Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984

Water Agencies (Water Restrictions)

Amendment By-laws 2001

Made by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage under section 34(1) of the Act.

1.             Citation

These by-laws may be cited as the Water Agencies (Water
Restrictions) Amendment By-laws 2001.

2.             Schedule 1 replaced

Water Agencies (Water Restrictions) inserted instead —

Schedule 1 to the

Schedule 1 — Restrictions on watering lawns

and gardens

[bl. 2]

1. Interpretation “morning period” means the period before 9.00 a.m.; “specified” means specified in a notice under by-law 2(3).
In this Schedule —
2. Stage 1
A person must not water a lawn or garden except by —
(a) reticulation during either, but not both, the morning period or the evening period on a particular day;
(b) a hand held hose with one outlet; or
(c) a hand held watering can.

3.              Stage 2

(1) A person must not water a lawn or garden except by —
(a) reticulation during either, but not both, the morning period or the evening period —

(i)      on any even numbered day of the month if the relevant property has an even street number or, where there is no street number, an even lot number; or

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(ii)      on any odd numbered day of the month if the relevant property has an odd street number or, where there is no street number, an odd lot number;

(b) a hand held hose with one outlet; or
(c) a hand held watering can.
(2) A person must not spray a building, path, paved area or road
except to the minimum extent necessary for —
(a) fire fighting;

(b)

the cleaning of the building, path, paved area or road so as to avoid a threat to public health; or

(c)

the construction or repair of the building, path, paved area or road.

(3) A person must not fill a swimming pool except to the
minimum extent necessary to maintain the proper
functioning of the pool by replacing water lost through
evaporation or ordinary use.

4.              Stage 3

(1) A person must not water a lawn or garden except by —
(a) reticulation during either, but not both, the morning period or the evening period —

(i)      on any Saturday, Monday or Thursday if the relevant property has an even street number or, where there is no street number, an even lot number; or

(ii)      on any Sunday, Tuesday or Friday if the relevant property has an odd street number or, where there is no street number, an odd lot number;

(b) a hand held hose with one outlet; or
(c) a hand held watering can.
(2) A person must not spray a building, path, paved area or road
except to the minimum extent necessary for —
(a) fire fighting;

(b)

the cleaning of the building, path, paved area or road so as to avoid a threat to public health; or

(c)

the construction or repair of the building, path, paved area or road.

(3) A person must not fill a swimming pool except to the
minimum extent necessary to maintain the proper
functioning of the pool by replacing water lost through
evaporation or ordinary use.
5 September 2001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4967

5.              Stage 4

(1) A person must not water a lawn or garden except by —
(a) reticulation during either, but not both, the morning 2 days of the week specified in relation to the relevant property;
(b) a hand held hose with one outlet; or
(c) a hand held watering can.
(2) A person must not spray a building, path, paved area or road
except to the minimum extent necessary for —
(a) fire fighting;

(b)

the cleaning of the building, path, paved area or road so as to avoid a threat to public health; or

(c)

the construction or repair of the building, path, paved area or road.

(3) A person must not fill a swimming pool except to the
minimum extent necessary to maintain the proper
functioning of the pool by replacing water lost through
evaporation or ordinary use.

6.              Stage 5

(1) A person must not water a lawn or garden except by —

(a)

reticulation during either, but not both, the morning period or the evening period on one day of the week specified in relation to the relevant property;

(b) a hand held hose with one outlet; or
(c) a hand held watering can.
(2) A person must not spray a building, path, paved area or road
except to the minimum extent necessary for —
(a) fire fighting;

(b)

the cleaning of the building, path, paved area or road so as to avoid a threat to public health; or

(c)

the construction or repair of the building, path, paved area or road.

(3) A person must not fill a swimming pool except to the
minimum extent necessary to maintain the proper
functioning of the pool by replacing water lost through
evaporation or ordinary use.

7.              Stage 6

(1) A person must not water a lawn or garden except by —
(a) a hand held hose with one outlet; or
(b) a hand held watering can.
(2) A person must not spray a building, path, paved area or road
except to the minimum extent necessary for —
(a) fire fighting;
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(b)

the cleaning of the building, path, paved area or road so as to avoid a threat to public health; or

(c)

the construction or repair of the building, path, paved area or road.

(3) A person must not fill a swimming pool except to the
minimum extent necessary to maintain the proper
functioning of the pool by replacing water lost through
evaporation or ordinary use.

8.              Stage 7

(1) A person must not water a lawn or garden except by a hand
held watering can.
(2) A person must not spray a building, path, paved area or road
except to the minimum extent necessary for —
(a) fire fighting;

(b)

the cleaning of the building, path, paved area or road so as to avoid a threat to public health; or

(c)

the construction or repair of the building, path, paved area or road.

(3) A person must not fill a swimming pool.

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[* Published in Gazette 29 September 1998, p. 5401-5.

For amendments to 3 September see 2000 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 384-5.]

JUDY EDWARDS, Minister for the Environment and Heritage.

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