My neighbor in a cluster complex just sank a septic tank and soakaway only 15 meters from my borehole. With the cholera scares, can I get EMA or the City Council to halt their construction, or does my water security not matter on their private land?

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I live in a tight cluster development in Greendale where the Council sewer lines don't work. We all rely on boreholes. My neighbor is building a new cottage and put the septic tank dangerously close to my water source. I’m searching for a Civil Engineer or legal expert to explain the Public Health Act and EMA's minimum distance regulations for groundwater contamination in high-density cluster zones.