Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER RESOURCES ACT 2007 (NO. 19 OF 2007) - SECT 8

For this Act, "surface water" means—

        (a)     water on or flowing over land (including in a waterway) after having—

              (i)     fallen as rain or hail or precipitated in any other way; or

              (ii)     risen to the surface naturally from underground; or

              (iii)     been returned to the environment following treatment or use; and

        (b)     water mentioned in paragraph (a) that has been collected in a dam, reservoir or rainwater tank.