TABLE OF CONTENTS - Mogale City

1 Mogale City Local Municipality water Services By-laws Mogale Bylaws 30 July 1 30/07/2008 The Municipal Manager of Mogale City Local Municipality hereby publishes water Services By-Laws for Mogale City Local Municipality in terms of Section 13 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 (2000) as set out hereunder. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: GENERAL 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION ..4 2 MEANING OF CERTAIN WORDS IN THE SAME ACTS ..12 3 LEVELS OF SERVICE ..12 4 APPLICATION FOR water 5 SPECIAL AGREEMENTS FOR water SERVICES.

2 14 6 PRESCRIBED FEES FOR water 7 8 PAYMENT FOR water SERVICES ..16 9 PAYMENT IN RESPECT OF PREPAYMENT METERS ..16 10 ACCOUNTS ..17 11 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS ..20 12 LIMITATION AND/OR DISCONTINUATION OF water SERVICES ..20 13 RESTORATION OF water SERVICES ..21 14 water SERVICES VIA AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR A COMMUNAL SEWER ..21 15 OBLIGATIONS ..21 16 PROHIBITION OF ACCESS TO water SERVICES OTHER THAN THROUGH THE MUNICIPALITY ..22 17 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 18 GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE BY-LAWS, AND OTHER LAWS.

3 23 19 UNAUTHORISED USE OF water 20 PURPOSE OF water SERVICES ..23 21 INTERFERENCE WITH water SUPPLY SYSTEM OR ANY SANITATION SERVICES ..23 22 OBSTRUCTION OF ACCESS TO water SUPPLY SYSTEM OR ANY SANITATION SERVICES ..24 CHAPTER 2: water SUPPLY SERVICES ..25 23 PROVISION OF CONNECTION PIPE ..25 24 LOCATION OF CONNECTION PIPE ..25 25 ISOLATING VALVES ..26 26 PROVISION OF SINGLE water CONNECTION FOR SUPPLY TO SEVERAL CONSUMERS ON SAME PREMISES ..26 27 INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN PREMISES OR water INSTALLATIONS.

4 27 28 DISCONNECTION OF water INSTALLATION FROM CONNECTION PIPE ..27 29 TEMPORARY water SUPPLY FROM A 30 QUANTITY, QUALITY AND PRESSURE ..29 31 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY ..29 32 MEASURING OF QUANTITY OF water SUPPLIED ..30 33 QUANTITY OF water SUPPLIED TO 34 PREPAYMENT 35 DEFECTIVE MEASUREMENT ..33 36 SPECIAL MEASUREMENT ..34 37 NO REDUCTION OF AMOUNT PAYABLE FOR water WASTED ..35 38 ADJUSTMENT OF QUANTITY OF water SUPPLIED THROUGH DEFECTIVE MEASURING DEVICE ..35 39 APPROVAL OF INSTALLATION WORK ..35 40 PERSONS PERMITTED TO DO INSTALLATION AND OTHER WORK.

5 36 41 PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE AF water 42 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A water INSTALLATION ..37 43 USE OF PIPES AND water FITTINGS TO BE 44 UNLAWFUL water INSTALLATION 45 OWNER TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF water ..38 Mogale City Local Municipality water Services By-laws Mogale Bylaws 30 July 2 30/07/2008 46 PROTECTION OF water SUPPLY 47 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF BACKFLOW 48 INSPECTION AND SERVICING OF BACKFLOW PREVENTER ..39 49 PROTECTION OF water 50 water 51 WASTE OF water 52 PROHIBITION OF USE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT IN A water INSTALLATION.

6 40 53 water DEMAND MANAGEMENT ..40 54 water 55 NOTIFICATION OF BOREHOLES ..41 56 SAMPLING OF 57 TESTING OF PRESSURE IN water SUPPLY 58 PIPES IN STREETS OR PUBLIC 59 USE OF water FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE water SUPPLY SYSTEM ..43 60 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FIRE SERVICES ..43 61 PAYMENT FOR FIRE SERVICES ..43 62 DUAL AND COMBINED 63 CONNECTION PIPES FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHING 64 VALVES IN CONNECTION PIPES ..44 65 COMMISSIONING AND APPROVAL OF FIRE INSTALLATION ..45 66 REGULAR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE INSTALLATION.

7 45 67 CONNECTION TO BE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OR ITS AUTHORISED AGENT ..45 68 METERS IN FIRE INSTALLATION CONNECTION 69 SPRINKLER FIRE INSTALLATION ..45 70 HEADER TANK OR DOUBLE SUPPLY FROM MAIN ..46 71 SEALING OF PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS ..46 72 STORAGE TANKS: PREMISES AND CAPACITY ..46 73 STORAGE TANKS HAVING A CAPACITY OF MORE THAN 10 74 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STORAGE TANKS AND INLET CONTROL 75 STORAGE TANKS HAVING A CAPACITY OF 2 KILOLITRES OR 76 PUMPING OF 77 PUMPING CONNECTIONS ..49 78 EMERGENCY SUPPLY CONNECTIONS TO INSTALLATIONS SERVING ACCOMMODATION 79 PREVENTION OF PRESSURE CHAPTER 3: SANITATION 80 STANDARDS FOR SANITATION 81 OBJECTIONABLE DISCHARGE TO WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM.

8 51 82 APPLICATION FOR 83 SEPTIC TANKS AND TREATMENT 84 FRENCH DRAINS ..53 85 CONSERVANCY 86 VENTILATED IMPROVED PIT LATRINE ..54 87 SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH ON-SITE SANITATION SERVICES ..54 88 CHARGES IN RESPECT OF SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH ON-SITE SANITATION SERVICES ..54 89 DISUSED CONSERVANCY AND SEPTIC 90 PROVISION OF A CONNECTING SEWER ..55 91 LOCATION OF CONNECTING SEWER ..55 92 INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN 93 DISCONNECTION OF DRAINAGE INSTALLATION FROM CONNECTING SEWER ..56 94 ACCEPTANCE OF SEWAGE OR EFFLUENT DELIVERED BY ROAD 95 WRITTEN PERMISSION FOR DELIVERY OF SEWAGE OR EFFLUENT BY ROAD HAULAGE.

9 56 96 CONDITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF SEWAGE OR EFFLUENT BY ROAD 97 WITHDRAWAL OF PERMISSION FOR DELIVERY OF SEWAGE OR EFFLUENT BY ROAD HAULAGE ..57 98 APPLICATION FOR DISPOSAL OF TRADE/INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT ..57 99 UNAUTHORISED DISCHARGE OF TRADE/INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT ..58 100 QUALITY STANDARDS FOR DISPOSAL OF TRADE/INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT ..58 Mogale City Local Municipality water Services By-laws Mogale Bylaws 30 July 3 30/07/2008 101 CONDITIONS FOR DISPOSAL OF TRADE/INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT ..59 102 WITHDRAWAL OF WRITTEN PERMISSION FOR DISPOSAL OF TRADE/INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT.

10 60 103 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITY OF STANDARD DOMESTIC SEWAGE DISCHARGED ..61 104 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITY OF TRADE/INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT DISCHARGED ..61 105 REDUCTION IN THE QUANTITY DETERMINED IN TERMS OF CLAUSES 103 AND 104 ..62 106 CONSTRUCTION OR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE INSTALLATIONS ..63 107 USE PF PIPES AND FITTINGS TO BE AUTHORISED ..63 108 APPROVAL OF DRAINAGE WORK ..64 109 UNLAWFUL DRAINAGE WORK ..64 110 INGRESS OF STORMWATER PROHIBITED ..64 111 EMISSION OF GAS ..65 112 GREASE TRAPS ..65 113 INDUSTRIAL GREASE TRAPS ..65 114 MECHANICAL APPLIANCES FOR LIFTING SEWAGE OR EFFLUENT.