My neighbor is going to drill deep hole to get ground water in rural area. To do that he need regional council and my consent . I want to ask him to use his ground water. If he says yes what kind of legal actions I need ?
Don't be a cheapskate, get your own bore. Especially as since he wants consent for his bore, say that you will agree at the same time as he agrees to yours.
By the time you pay for a lawyer to write up a proper contract. Which would have to include things like payment of costs, service level required etc. Yet your property would be more valuable with it's own bore, instead on relying on the neighbours bore. While your neighbour's property would be less valuable, if it is subject to a requirement to supply water to others (you). And that is even assuming that the council will even allow 1 bore to supply more than 1 property. Would they count such a situation as commercial and charge higher fees? Your costs would likely be similar to just getting your own bore anyway.
The council might change the rules in the future, and refuse to allow any new bores, impose extra consent conditions etc.
Having reliable access to water is a major selling point of rural properties. Money spent now on a bore is likely to increase your property value.
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