Water and Sanitation
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Water and Sanitation By-Laws
Arrangement of Sections
Chapter 1
General Provisions
1. Definitions
2. Meaning of certain words the same as in Acts
3. Level of Service
4. Notices and Documents
5. Interference with water supply system or sanitation services
6. Obstruction of access to water supply system or sanitation service
7. Power of entry and inspection
8. Fees for services
9. Deposit
10. Payment for water services
11. Payment in respect of prepayment meters
12. Accounts
13. Termination of agreements
14. Prohibition of access to water services other than through the Municipality
15. Water services intermediaries
16. General responsibility for compliance with these By-laws and other laws
17. Unauthorised use of water services
Chapter 2
Water Supply Services
Part 1
Application for Service
18. Application for supply of water
19. Special agreements for supply of water
20. Purpose of supply
21. General conditions of water supply
Part 2
Connection of water supply
22. Provision of connection pipe
23. Location of connection pipes
24. Interconnection between premises
25. Provision of single water connection for supply to several consumers on same premises
26. Restriction or cutting-off of supply
27. Interruption of supply at consumer’s request
28. Disconnection of water supply
29. Water supplied from a hydrant
30. Quantity, quality and pressure
Part 3
Measuring water supplied
31. Measuring the quantity of water supplied
32. Quantity of water supplied to consumer
33. Defective meters
34. Adjustment of quantity of water supplied through defective meter
35. Special meter reading at request of consumer
36. Special measurement
Part 4
Payment and accounts
37. Payment for water supplied
38. Water accounts
39. No reduction of amount payable for water wasted
40. Charges other than for water supplied
Part 5
Municipality approval for work and use of pipes and fittings
41. Approval of installation work
42. Persons permitted to do installation work
43. Provision and maintenance of water installation
44. Technical requirements for water installation
45. Use of pipes and fittings to be authorised
46. Labelling of terminal water fittings and appliances
47. Unlawful water installation
48. Pipe in street or public place
49. Special provision for fire services
50. Dual and combined installations
51. Connection pipe for fire extinguishing services
52. Valves in connection pipe
53. Inspection and approval of fire extinguishing installation
54. Connection at the pleasure of the Municipality
55. Meter in fire extinguishing pipe
56. Sprinkler extinguishing installation
57. Header tank or double supply from main
58. Sealing of private fire hydrant
Part 6
Water conservation and prevention of pollution
59. Waste of water
60. Car washing facilities
61. “Grey water” practises
62. Equipment specification to facilitate water conservation
63. Water demand management
64. Water restrictions
65. Owner to prevent pollution of water
66. Protection of water supply system and installation
Part 7
Water supply services: Miscellaneous
67. Use of water from source other than water supply system
68. Notification of boreholes
69. Sampling of water
70. Supply of non-potable water by Municipality
71. Testing of pressure in system
72. Warning notices
73. Water audit
Chapter 3
Sanitation Services
Part 1
Disposal of sewage
74. Objectionable discharge to sewage disposal system
75. Application for use of sewage disposal system
76. Special agreements for disposal of sewage
77. Application for infrastructure
78. Septic tank and treatment plant
79. French drain
80. Conservancy tank
81. Ventilated improved pit latrine
82. Services associated with on-site sanitation services
83. Provision of a connecting sewer
84. Construction of drainage installation
85. Use of pipes and fittings in drainage installation to be authorised
86. Approval of drainage work
87. Interconnection between premises
88. Acceptance of sewage delivered by road haulage
89. Measurement of quantity of standard domestic effluent discharged
Part 2
Industrial effluent
90. Discharge of industrial effluent
91. Relaxation of standards
92. Test samples
93. Duties of permit holder
94. Withdrawal of written permission for disposal of industrial effluent
95. Measurement of quantity of industrial effluent discharge
96. Damage to sewage disposal system or the environment
97. Maintenance of delivery pipeline
98. Periodic review
99. Change in process of manufacture of materials
Part 3
Sanitation: Miscellaneous
100. Damage to sewage disposal system
101. Consequential maintenance of sewers
102. Work by private persons
Chapter 4
Enforcement of By-Laws and Legal Matters
103. Authorisation of authorised official
104. Functions of authorised official
105. Additional powers of authorised official
106. Procedure to execute work or conduct an inspection: entry with a written authorisation
107. Procedure to execute work or conduct an inspection: entry without a written authorisation
108. Using force to enter
109. Authorised official may be accompanied
110. Duty to produce document
111. Compliance notice
112. Complaints against persons other than the Municipality
113. Official address
114. Recovery of costs and fees
115. Legal compliance warranty
116. False statement or information
117. Exceptions to application of these By-laws
118. Exemptions
119. Offences
120. Application of this chapter
121. Repeal of By-laws
122. Short title
Property Rates
Whereas Section 6 of the Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (No. 6 of 2004) requires a municipality to adopt by-laws to give effect to the implementation of its rates policy.
Now therefore the Municipal Council of the Moses Kotane Local Municipality approves and adopts the following rates by-law.
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