Water and Sanitation - amathole.gov.za

1 Page 1 AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Water SUPPLY AND Sanitation SERVICES BY-LAW Under section 156 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and section 11(3)(m) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), the Amathole District Municipality, enacts as follows:- Table of contents Page No. 1. Definitions 9 - 25 2. Principles and objectives 26 - 28 CHAPTER 1: APPLICATION, PAYMENT AND TERMINATION 28 - 36 Part 1: Application 3. Application for Water services 28 4. Service contract for Water services 29 5. Change in purpose for which Water services are used 29 Part 2: Charges 6. Prescribed charges for Water services 29 7. Availability charges for Water services 30 Part 3: Payment 8. Payment for Water services 30 Part 4: Termination, limitation and disconnection Page 2 9.

2 Termination of service contract 30 10. Limitation or disconnection of Water services provided 30 - 36 CHAPTER 2: APPOINTMENT: Water SERVICES PROVIDER 36 - 54 11. Appointment of Water Services Provider 36 12. Water Services Provider Approval 38 - 41 13. Application for approval 41 - 45 14. Additional information to make decision 45 - 46 15. Procedure on approval 46 - 48 16. Water scheme categories 48 - 50 17. Water Services Provider categories 50 - 52 18. Monthly report 52 - 53 19. Quarterly report 53 - 54 20. Disputes 54 CHAPTER 3: SERVICE LEVELS 54 - 56 21. Service levels 54 - 56 CHAPTER 4: CONDITIONS FOR Water SUPPLY SERVICES 56 - 93 Part 1: Connection to Water supply systems 22. Application for Water service 56 - 57 23. Special agreements for Water services 57 - 58 24.

3 Change in purpose for which Water services are used 58 25. Provision of connection pipe 58 26. Location of connection pipe 59 - 60 27. Provision of single Water connection for supply to several consumers on same premises 60 - 62 28. Interconnection between premises or Water installations 62 Page 3 29. Disconnection of Water installation from connection pipe 62 - 63 30. Communal Water services and provision of Water service to several consumers 63 31. Temporary supply from Water supply system 63 - 64 32. Pre-payment meters 64 - 65 Part 2: standards and conditions of supply 33. Quantity, quality and pressure 65 34. General conditions of supply 65 - 66 35. Testing of pressure in Water supply system 66 36. Pollution of Municipality's Water supply 66 - 68 37. Owner to prevent pollution of Water 68 38.

4 Water restrictions 68 - 71 39. Specific conditions of supply 71 - 73 Part 3: Measurement 40. Measuring of quantity of Water supplied 73 - 75 41. Quantity of Water supplied to consumer 75 - 77 42. Special measurement 77 - 78 43. Sampling of Water 78 44. Supply of non-potable Water by Municipality 78 - 79 45. Pipes in streets or public places 79 Part 4: Audit 46. Water audit 79 - 81 Part 5: Installation work 47. Approval of installation work 81 - 82 Page 4 48. Persons permitted to do installation and other work 82 - 83 49. Technical requirements for Water installation 83 50. Provision and maintenance of Water installations 83 - 84 51. Use of pipes and Water fittings to be authorised 84 - 86 52. Labelling of terminal Water fittings and appliances 86 53. Water demand management 86 - 87 Part 6: Temporary Water supply services from fire hydrant 54.

5 Water supplied from fire hydrant 87 Part 7: Boreholes 55. Notification in respect of boreholes 87 - 89 Part 8: Fire services connections 56. Connection to be approved by Municipality 89 57. Special provisions 89 - 90 58. Dual and combined installations 90 59. Connection pipes for fire extinguishing services 91 60. Valves and meters in connection pipes 91 61. Meters in fire extinguishing connection pipes 91 - 92 62. Sprinkler extinguishing installations 92 63. Header tank or double supply from main 92 64. Sealing of private fire hydrants 92 - 93 CHAPTER 5: CONDITIONS FOR Sanitation SERVICES 93 - 145 Part 1: Connection to Sanitation system 65. Obligation to connect to Sanitation system 93 - 94 Page 5 66. standards for Sanitation services 94 67. Objectionable discharge to sewage disposal system 94 - 96 Part 2: On-site Sanitation services and associated services 68.

6 standards and levels of service: Sanitation services 96 - 98 69. Application for infrastructure 98 - 99 70. Use of on-site Sanitation services not connected to Sanitation System 99 - 100 71. Septic tanks and on-site sewage treatment plants 100 - 101 72. French drains 101 - 102 73. Conservancy tanks 102 - 104 74. Operation and maintenance of on-site Sanitation services 104 75. Disused conservancy and septic tanks 104 76. Services associated with on-site Sanitation services 104 - 105 77. Charges in respect of services associated with on-site Sanitation services 105 Part 3: Sewage disposal 78. Provision of connecting sewer 105 - 106 79. Location of connecting sewer 80. Provision of one connecting sewer for several Consumers on same premises 108 - 109 81. Interconnection between premises 109 - 110 82.

7 Disconnection of draining installation from connecting sewer 110 Part 4: standards and Conditions of Supply 83. Standard for Sanitation services 110 Page 6 Part 5: Methods for determining discharges 84. Measurement of quantity of standard domestic effluent discharged 111 85. Measurement of quantity and determination of quality of industrial effluent discharged 111 - 115 86. Reduction in measured quantity of effluent discharged 115 - 116 Part 6: Drainage installations 87. Installation of drainage installations 116 - 118 88. Construction or installation of drainage installations 118 - 120 89. Disconnection of drainage installations 120 - 121 90. Drains in streets or public places 122 91. Construction by Municipality 122 92. Maintenance of drainage installation 122 - 123 93.

8 Technical requirements for drainage installations 123 94. Drains 123 - 124 95. Sewer blockages 124 - 125 96. Grease traps 125 97. Industrial grease traps 125 - 127 98. Mechanical appliances for lifting sewage 127 - 129 99. Installation of pre-treatment facility 129 Part 7: Protection of infrastructure 100. Protection from ingress of flood waters 129 - 130 101. Trespassing on sewage disposal system 130 102. Interference with sewage disposal system 130 - 131 103. Damage to sewage disposal system 131 104. Consequential maintenance of sewers 131 Page 7 105. Obstruction to access to sewage disposal system 131 - 132 106. Work by private person 132 - 133 Part 8: Industrial effluent 107. Application for disposal of industrial effluent 133 - 134 108. Approval to discharge industrial effluent 134 - 135 109.

9 Letter of approval 135 110. Unauthorised discharge of industrial effluent 135 111. Quality standards for disposal of industrial effluent 135 - 136 112. Conditions for disposal of industrial effluent 136 - 138 113. Withdrawal of approval to discharge industrial effluent 139 Part 9: Sewage delivered by road haulage 114. Acceptance of sewage delivered by road haulage 139 - 140 115. Approval for delivery of sewage by road haulage 140 116. Conditions for delivery of sewage by road haulage 140 117. Withdrawal of permission for delivery of sewage by road haulage 140 - 141 Part 10: Other Sanitation services 118. Stables and similar premises 141 119. Mechanical food-waster or other disposal units 142 Part 11: Installation work of Sanitation sewers 120. Approval of installation work 142 - 143 121.

10 Persons permitted to do installation and other work 143 - 144 122. Testing of drainage installations 144 - 145 123. Cisterns 145 Page 8 CHAPTER 6: Water SERVICES INTERMEDIARIES 146 124. Registration 146 125. Provision of Water services 146 126. Charges of Water services provided 146 CHAPTER 7: UNAUTHORIZED Water SERVICES AND RELATED MATTERS 147 - 157 127. Unauthorised use of Water services 147 128. Interference with infrastructure for provision of Water services 147 - 148 129. Obstruction of access to infrastructure for provision of Water services 148 - 149 130. Waste of Water unlawful 149 - 150 131. Unauthorised and illegal discharges 150 - 154 132. Illegal connection 154 133. Interference with infrastructure 154 - 155 134. Use of Water from sources other than Water supply system provided by Municipality 155 - 156 135.