Guidelines for Protecting Water Sources for Piped Water Supply Systems (Volume 2 of Framework and Guidelines for Water Source Protection).

These Guidelines describe steps to follow to prepare a Water Source Protection Plan for purposes of protecting a water source for a piped water supply scheme. They Guidelines should help the user identify the risk to a water source and to engage the people and organisations responsible for the problem in a positive way that leads to a mutually beneficial outcome. They help the user (the developer organisation or water authority) to bring stakeholders together to identify feasible solutions and agree on a Water Source Protection Plan to achieve them. The legal basis of these Guidelines can be found in many sections of the legislation in Annex A, but most specifically they are the operationalization of Section 81 of the Water Act. The Water Source Protection Plan may be a stand-alone plan or mitigation plan within the overall framework of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). It should be submitted along with an application for a Water Use Permit and its implementation properly monitored. The Guidelines specify seven steps in the process of developing a Water Source Protection Plan.