Ground Water Management Ordinance, 1985 (No. XXVII of 1985)

THE GROU~D \\'.-\TER :\l.\~.-\GE:\lE:\T ORDINA:\CE. 19S5 {Ordinance :\o. \\\"JJ of 1985) .-\11 Ordinon,.-e iO l!IUl!cl'.;1..' [i/(' ground ~\'{/[(.'/" l"t'\(!!(J"(eS Jc1r (1 ;:,ri(lliTi{i"ti! rn 1cl11c..1ion. ~- Definitions.- In this Ordinance. unlc.s.s there i..; ~inylhing rcpu~n~rnt 111 the suhjcct or con tC\l. ( a) ··aquikr" means a hody or s~tlLll"dtcd :,;oil Jt any depth hclO\\ ~ruund k\'cl th~tt can sturc ~md tr~rn~mit ~ulli...:icnt quantity or \\· .. itcr tu the \\' --11 s · L: ' • (d) "Jeep tuhC\\-CI!" means ct tube \\'ell c;,.ilkd as such opcrJtcd hy a submersible pump set or turbine pump coupkJ \\·ith ~1 rrimc mover capable of pumping ground water when the pumped \\ Jtcr k\'el depth is more than 7 meter:-;: (el · "deep set handpumrcd tubc\\'cll" means a h~rndpumped well used !'or either irrigation <Jr,, :.Her supply ,, here the rump ,·al\'c is set hcln\, the \urf..1Ce and operated remotely hy a pump rod operated from the surface and is capahle of pumping ground water \Vhcn the pumpcJ water level depth is more than 8 meters: (i) "sh::illow tuhc,\·cll" means a tuhcwcll called as such operated by a centrifugal pumr coupled with a prime mover but only capable or pumping \V~Hcr \vhcn the vertical disurnce bet,vecn the centrifug2l pump and the pumrcd water level depth is within 7 meters: (j) "static water Jc\·cl" mcJns the depth .from the ground level to the saturated ,vater k\·el heneath the ground surface where no pumping has taken place: (k) "suction lift handr)Umpcd tuhewell" means handpumped well used for either irrigation or potable ,vatcr 5upply when the pump vah·cs are situated abo, e ground level hut is only capable of operation \Vhen the vertical distance hct\\'Cen the pump valve and the pumped water level depth i~ \\ithin 8 meters;: (!J "tuhc\\·cll" ml?~rn~ a deep tuhcwcll. shallov,' tuhe\\'cll. \UL'lion lift handpumped \'-.ell or deep set hanJpumpcd well used for irrigation or water supply. ). Licence for tubewell.-(1 J ;\,1 tui,C\\Cll skill he in-,t:ilkJ iri :in, pl:tl.l' v, ithout :1 liL·cnt.:c gr~rnted by the Tll:u1c1 P:.1rish:.1d. (4) Oi1 l\'1.:cir1t or the :tppliL·:1litlfl i',1r ikClll'C. the Ti1:rn;1 P,tri-,h,td ,hall JirL'Ll the committee to huld :.1 l, 1c~d enquiry :ind ::--uhmit ~1 repun ,1r1 the r'tillc)\\in~ point". 1nrncly: 1;iJ the ~1quif•:r \.:(1nditi(Jli \11 the '--Oil ,,here the tuhe\\L·ll 1s t,, l,l. insu!lcd: (l,J the JistJncc of the ncarc::--t c\isting tubc\\cll: (cl the :ircJ likely to be bcncrittcd by the tuhcwcll: ( d ) 1 h c l i kc l y c ffc ct on th c c \ i q i n g t u b c,, ·cl 1 s i n c l u d i n g t u h c \ \ c l l s u s c J fc1r J0mcstic ruq,osc: (5J IL on considerations ,1j the report ,ll the Cornrnillec. the Th~rnJ PJri"h;iJ is SJtisJ'icd that the inst~tlL1tion 01· the tubcwcll applied fc)r (J) \\ill be bcncfici;. tl to the ::i.rc~1s for \\hich it is to he inst=illeJ. or (h 1 \\ill not ha,·c :.rny ad,crsc effect upon the surrounding Jrea. or Cc I i', other\', isc Ci:asiblc. I 0. Offences.- \Vhoc, er contrcl\cnc:-i :.rny pnJ\ 1s1on or this Ordin;.rncc or rules rnc1de thereunder shJll be runish:1b!c with fine which rr1J.y C\tcnd to l" o tlwus:1nd tJkJ.