Water Resources Management Rules, 2007 (L.N. No. 171 of 2007).

These Rules implement provisions of the Water Act, 2002. They shall apply to all policies, plans, programmes, and activities to which the Act applies. Matters covered by these Rules include: public notification and consultation; the protection of the water resources monitoring network; Water Resource Users Associations; the register of water bodies; approvals, authorizations and permits; declaration of a watercourse or a wetland for the purposes of water resources management by the Water Resources Management Authority; allocation of water for irrigation; priority in rights to water for storage; the classification of dams; protection of dams; release and use of stored water; groundwater development authorization; and regulation of groundwater development.