The Government of Goa on August 01, 2024, issued the Goa Irrigation (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to further amend the Goa Irrigation Act, 1973.
The following has been stated namely: -
• In section 2 – definitions, after clause 1, clause 1A shall be inserted - “(1A) “Bulk user of water” means any person including an institution, a company or an establishment, whether Government or not, including restaurant, hotel, multi-dwelling unit, water treatment plant, desalination plant, or any other commercial or industrial establishment, or an establishment dealing with the activity of construction, whose consumption of water exceeds 30 cubic meters per day;”.
• Section 85A shall be inserted - “85A. Obligation of the Bulk user of water.— Every Bulk user of water shall treat sewage, before its release, by adopting the standards as specified by the Goa State Pollution Control Board, failing which, he shall be charged a penalty of Rs. 10/- per cubic meter of water supplied to him or part thereof.”.
[Notification no. - LA/LEGN/2024/1339]
