The ERA is responsible for the notification of excavations and use related to groundwater sources and supervision of the metering of boreholes.
A summary of processes are as follows:
| Type | Regulations | Aim |
| Notification of a groundwater
source |
S.L. 423.12 | Notification of a new users or update records of users of groundwater sources. |
| Users of groundwater sources | S.L. 423.45 | Registration as a user of a groundwater source |
| Drilling of a borehole or to excavation works within the saturated zone. (includes seawells) | S.L. 423.32 | The drilling of a borehole including sea well, or any form of excavation works carried out partly or totally within the saturated zone including:
i. Any borehole constructed for the purposes of the installation of an earth electrode in the saturated zone; ii. any borehole constructed for site investigation purposes in the saturated zone; iii. any borehole or excavation works constructed for the purposes of foundations to buildings or for other engineering works in the saturated zone. |
| Installation of, testing or cessation of groundwater meter | S.L.423.40 | Meter installation with respect to each groundwater source |
| Metering fee: for every period of one year and in respect
of each ground water source meter |
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| Testing of meter (to Corporation) | ||
| Temporary suspension of metering (to Corporation) | ||
| Closure, sealing and decommissioning of a groundwater source |
