The Bangalore Rain Water Harvesting Regulations, 2009: draft

On or after the commencement of the Bangalore water supply and sewerage (Amendment) Act 2009 every owner or occupier who has constructed building in the site area 2400 square feet and above whether for residential/non residential/Government/commercial and any other purposes shall provide rain water harvesting structures within nine months from the date of commencement of the amendment Act 2009, in the following manner: Roof based rainwater shall be harvested through a storage tank or recharged through an open well or a bore well in the building irrespective of the nature of sub-soil conditions; Land based rain water from the open spaces around the buildings/ gardens parks shall be harvested using appropriate ground water recharge structures depending on the nature of the sub-soil conditions. These Regulations shall be called Bangalore Rain Water Harvesting Regulations, 2009.