South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts35A—Reduction in water supply to cope with demand
(1) To ensure that the
Corporation is able to supply water to all consumers during periods of
greatest demand, the Corporation may serve notice under this section on the
owner or occupier of land that is connected to the waterworks.
(2) The notice may
direct the owner or occupier—
(a) to
install (at his or her expense) a flow reducing device of the kind specified
in the notice at the point specified in the notice to enable the flow in the
pipes on the land that are connected to the waterworks to be reduced; and
(b) to
use the device to reduce flow in those pipes during the periods specified in
the notice.
(3) The notice must
specify a reasonable period for compliance with the requirements of the notice
referred to in subsection (2)(a).
(4) A person who fails
to comply with a notice under this section is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a)
where the offender is a body corporate—$10 000;
(b)
where the offender is a natural person—$5 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
(5) If a person on
whom a notice has been served fails to comply with the notice, the Corporation
may install a flow reducing device to reduce the flow in the pipes on the land
concerned notwithstanding that this reduction in flow will operate
continuously instead of during the periods specified in the notice.
(6) The Corporation's
costs in acting under subsection (5) are a debt due to the Corporation by
the person on whom the notice was served.