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Water and Sewerage Act Chapter 9.03.

Country/Territory
Saint Lucia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the management of water resources and to regulate the delivery of water supply services and sewerage services throughout Saint Lucia and for related matters.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Certification Liability/compensation Consumer protection Institution Governance Drainage/land reclamation Royalties/fees Flood Freshwater resources management Industrial water use Inspection Pollution control Potable water Procedural matters Right to water Sewerage Special fund Standards Subsidy/incentive Tax/levy Waste disposal Water abstraction Water charges Water conservation zone Water quality standards Water supply Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Human rights
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act sets forth provisions on the establishment, duties and authorities of the Water Resources Management Agency, National Water and Sewerage Commission. The Agency may collect application fees, license fees and permit fees and other charges under this Act and these fees will be allocated to the Consolidated Fund. This Act underlines that the right to water shall be exercised with special emphasis on protection of water, efficient use and management of water resources for domestic, industrial, commercial, hydro-electrical, geothermal purposes and fishing and agricultural activities, preservation of flora and fauna, and prevention and mitigation of the effects of erosion, drainage, pollution and flood. The abstraction of water shall be carried out through certification. According to the ecology, hydrology and hydrogeology factors and water demands and availability in the area, that area may be declared as a water control area. In addition to that, the Minister may declare an area as a waste control area for the protection of the water resources from pollution or reduction in water quality. The permit shall be granted for abstract or use water in a water control area or discharge waste in a waste control area. Water supply and sewerage services shall be carried out only by the holder of a valid service license granted under this Act. The service license shall be in accordance with the minimum standards for the quality of potable water set by the Ministry responsible for health and the Bureau of Standards under the Public Health Act and the Standards Act. Finally this Act sets forth provisions on consumer protection, Tariff Scheme, Subsidies and Levy, breaches, offences and penalties, and procedures of jurisdictional proceedings.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Water and Sewerage (General Provisions) Regulations (S.I. 104/2008).

Legislation | Saint Lucia | 2008

Keyword: Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Certification, Dispute settlement, Institution, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

The Water and Sewerage (Water Resource Management) Regulations. Statutory Instrument no. 7 of 2009.

Legislation | Saint Lucia | 2009

Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, Liability/compensation, Data collection/reporting, Governance, Inspection, Policy/planning, Potable water, Protected area, Protection of environment, Public participation, Sewerage, Water quality standards, Freshwater resources management, Water supply, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

National Utilities Regulatory Commission Act No. 3 of 2016.

Legislation | Saint Lucia | 2015

Keyword: Water supply, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Consumer protection, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Institution, Potable water, Public health, Renewable energy, Sewerage, Standards, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX