Section 130. Recovery of water usage charges.

The prescribed authority shall recover water user charges as per the rates fixed by the Authority from every user or licensee whenever–– (a) water is supplied or made available or used for purposes of irrigation, drinking or for any other purpose from any irrigation work or water supply scheme being run or maintained by the Government ; or (b) water is used by a consumer from any water source for irrigation purposes ; or (c) water is supplied or made available or used by a licensee for generation of electricity, irrigation of land ,drinking purposes (domestic, commercial, industrial, institutional), running of water mills, exploration of ground water or for trading in any way directly or indirectly in water.