5. For the purposes of the declaration provided for in sections 9, 18.4 and 18.7, every withdrawer is required to determine the volumes of water withdrawn for each withdrawal site by direct measurement taken by measuring equipment.
Despite the foregoing, a withdrawer that does not have measuring equipment may determine the volumes of water withdrawn by estimates based on indirect or spot measurements.
O.C. 875-2009, s. 5; O.C. 685-2011, s. 5.