Health Act (Sewerage, Drainage and Underground Water Supply) Regulations 1959. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Western Australia Document type Regulation Date 1959 (1964) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of Western Australia No. 11, 2 February 1965, pp. 409-414. Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Water supply Equipment Well sinking/boreholes Sewerage Potable water Standards Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The Regulations (13 articles, 2 Schedules) contain standards for the protection of waters for human consumption. It provides for standards, registration and testing of equipment used in water supply and the abstraction of groundwater, as well as the protection of undergroundwater resources. Schedule B designates various towns, shires and counties as Health Districts. Full text English