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In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,

“the Act” means the Water Resources Act, 1996 (Act 522);

“agricultural water use” means the use of water to enhance agricultural output by means of irrigation or the use of water to sustain livestock;

“commercial water use” means the abstraction and use of water for independent projects that rely on their own water production works;

“Commission” means the Water Resources Commission;

“domestic water use: means the use of water for household pruposes and personal hygiene;

“environmental water use” means the release or maintenance of a certain flow of water for the purpose of maintaining specific environmental and recreational purposes;

“fisheries water use” means the release or maintenance of a certain flow of water for the purpose of meeting the needs of aquaculture or fisheries activities;

“industrial use” means the use of water by major non-municipal industrial establishments;

“municipal water use” means the diversion, treatment, and distribution of water by a water supply utility to satisfy a range of domestic and non-domestic demands within a given municipality;

“power generation water use” means the use of the hydraulic potential of water for the generation of power by diverting it through penstocks and turbines

“recreational use” means the use of water for activities such as swimming, boat surfing, etc;

“use” means any taking advantage of water, either as a physical substance or as a water body to meet any demand;

“water transportation water use” means the use of water for navigation relying on the buoyancy capability of water.