• Conceding permits to use surface and underground water for various ends (urban water supply, agriculture and livestock, industrial use, electricity generation, leisure and tourism, recreation, desalination and reuse).
  • Declaring and using mineral water.
  • Regulations for protecting public water (authorisation to build over an easement, in flood-risk areas and urban development).
  • Legal advice on demarcation proceedings related to public water.
  • Drafting orders and regulations regarding potable water supply services and waste water treatment.
  • Ecological flow, fish ladders and flow limiting devices.
  • Sanctioning procedures for failure to comply with permits and licenses: exceeding the stipulated maximum flow or the continuous flow rate and matters involving waste water discharge, etc.
  • Taxation: water charges, water tariffs, regulation charges, water infrastructure charges and waste water charges.
  • Provisional system for water legislation.
  • Advice on preparing, developing and executing water works plans and programmes.
  • Advice for public and private water suppliers (connection and disconnection).
  • Waste water discharge.