Regulations & registration

23 guides in this category — honest pricing and comparison advice, no sales fluff.

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Regulations & registration

Can the Body Corporate Stop Me Installing a Water Tank?

Owners in complexes often want their own tank. What conduct rules and exclusive-use areas allow, how to get consent, and when a scheme can say no.

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Regulations & registration

Does a Water Tank Installation Need a Plumbing Certificate of Compliance?

Connecting a tank to your home supply is plumbing work. When a registered plumber and PIRB certificate apply, and why it matters for claims or a sale.

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Regulations & registration

George Water Restrictions: How They Apply to Borehole Users

How George Municipality's water restrictions treat borehole and groundwater use, what users may need to register or display, and how to stay compliant.

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Regulations & registration

Cape Town Business Water Rules: Restrictions, Alternative Supply and Signage

Cape Town businesses using boreholes, rainwater or tanks must follow City rules on notification, signage and plumbing. What applies to commercial premises.

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Regulations & registration

City of Cape Town Rules for Water Tanks and Alternative Water Connections

Cape Town's water by-law covers tanks plumbed into a house: notifying the City, keeping alternative water apart from the mains, backflow and signage.

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Regulations & registration

Can You Pump Directly from the Municipal Mains? Booster Rules for Low Pressure

Boosting straight off the municipal line can starve neighbours and breach bylaws. Why installers fit a break tank and what the plumbing rules require.

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Regulations & registration

Can You Drill in Your Centurion Suburb? A Suburb-by-Suburb Guide

Irene, Rooihuiskraal, Wierda Park, Amberfield, Thatchfield and Heuweloord differ on dolomite risk and approvals. Check your suburb before paying a deposit.

Flat illustration of a Tshwane residential plot showing a borehole, dolomite zone markers, and a checklist of registration steps

Regulations & registration

Tshwane Borehole Rules: Registration, Dolomite Approval and Bylaws

Drilling in Pretoria or Centurion? How City of Tshwane borehole registration works, when dolomite approval applies and what the bylaws say about use.

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Regulations & registration

Drinking Water for Staff: What Employers Must Provide When the Water Is Off

Workplace rules expect potable drinking water for employees. What that means during municipal outages and how storage or treatment keeps you compliant.

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Regulations & registration

Do You Need Permission to Install a Water Tank in Johannesburg?

Johannesburg Water's by-laws cover tanks plumbed into your home. When plumbing sign-off applies, why backflow matters, and what estates and body corporates add.

Flat illustration of a Cape Town home with a borehole, a restriction-level sign, and a municipal supply pipe shown side by side

Regulations & registration

Cape Town Water Restrictions: What They Mean for Borehole and Wellpoint Users

How Cape Town's water restriction levels apply to borehole and wellpoint water, what the City expects from users, and how to stay compliant.

Flat illustration of a Cape Town house with a borehole marker sign in the garden and a checklist of registration steps

Regulations & registration

Cape Town Borehole Rules: Registration and Signage Explained

Cape Town has its own rules for boreholes and wellpoints, including registration and signage. What applies to a home borehole and where to check.

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