THEWATER ACT(No 8 of 2002)IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by Section 110 of the Water Act, 2002, theMinister for Water and Irrigation, makes the following Rules –THE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RULES, 2007PART I-PRELIMINARY1. Citation.These Rules may be cited as the Water Resources Management Rules, 2007.2. Interpretation. [8 of 1999, Cap. 265]In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires –“abstraction” means the removal of water from any water source, eitherpermanently or temporarily;“airline” means a tube installed in a borehole or well for the purposes ofmeasuring water level;“alien species,” means any exotic non-indigenous life forms originating fromoutside a given ecological location;“alteration” means any physical change in the depth, diameter, casing, screenor any other structural change in an existing borehole, or any consequentchange in Permit yield as a result of an approved variation;“analysis” means the testing or examination of any matter, substance or processfo...