Water (Harvesting and Storage) Regulations, Legal Notice no. 57 of 2025.

These Regulations implement provisions of the Water Act, no. 43 of 2016 concerning water harvesting systems and storage and waterworks and shall apply to: public and private waterworks for water harvesting and storage; reservoirs for impounding surface run-off and for regulating stream flows to synchronise such waterworks with water demand patterns; structures and devices for flood control and management, in order to create a framework for the development, management and classification of dams and other water works, and for climate change, flood mitigation and water harvesting. The Regulations cover the following matters: classification of dams; development and management of national public waterworks; public private partnerships venture; water rights for storage; requirements for construction of dams, including: water use permit, environmental impact assessment, feasibility study; release and use of water from dams; maintenance and management of dams; requirements for construction of flood control works; emergency management plans; strategic water emergency interventions and drought response plan; water supply and demand management; national water resources and flood control data; climate change action plan; water harvesting and methods for collecting rainwater.