Section 5Part 2 — Establishment, functions and duties of the Water Authority
Duties of Authority
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The Authority shall formulate, review and revise a water resources development plan for the Islands.
It is the duty of the Authority to secure consistency and continuity in the framing and execution of a comprehensive policy approved by the Cabinet with respect to the development, augmentation, conservation and best use of the water resources in the Islands in accordance with the water resources development plan referred to in subsection (1).
Without prejudice to subsections (1) and (2), it is the duty of the Authority —
to establish and keep an inventory of all water resources in the Islands, and to establish and maintain a central bank of water related data;
to issue, record and administer licences and permits and fees in respect thereof;
to protect the groundwater lenses from depletion and contamination, to monitor their condition and to undertake artificial recharge programmes;
to advise the Cabinet on appropriate policies for the development, conservation, augmentation and best use of the water resources of the Islands;
to advise the Cabinet on appropriate policies and methods adopted for the treatment and disposal of wastewater in the Islands;
to inspect any work carried out by government departments, public authorities, individual users and other agencies in respect to wastewater disposal and the development, conservation and use of water resources;
to establish criteria, methods and standards for data collection, project planning and design, and feasibility evaluation;
to undertake or promote studies, research, educational and training programmes on water resources and supply and wastewater management;
to advise the Cabinet on subsidiary legislation for the implementation of this Act, and on legislation affecting the conservation, development and use of water resources; and
in general, to advise the Cabinet on any national or international plan or project, as well as any international organisation with which the Government may have entered into agreement for the realisation of surveys, projects and studies in the matter of water resources development and conservation and public water supply and wastewater treatment and disposal.