Cape Agulhas
South Africa
South Africa
Wastewater By-law, 2005
- Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette 6303 on 3 October 2005
- Commenced on 3 October 2005
- [This is the version of this document from 3 October 2005 and includes any amendments published up to 28 July 2023.]
1. Definitions
In this by-law:—"council" means the council of the municipality;"engineer" means the person appointed by the municipality to act as engineer for the purpose of administering this by-law;"industrial effluent" means any liquid whether or not containing matter in solution or suspension, which is given off in the course of or as a result of any industrial trade, manufacturing, mining or chemical process or any laboratory, research, service, or agricultural activity, and includes matter discharged from a waste grinder;"municipal sewer" means any pipe or conduit for the carriage of wastewater, the ownership of which is vested in the municipality;"municipality" means the Municipality of Cape Agulhas;"occupier" means any person in actual occupation of premises or having the charge or management thereof, without regard to the title under which he or she occupies it;"owner" in relation to property or premises, means the person in whom is vested the legal title to property or premises and includes an occupier;"private sewer installation" means any pipe or conduit and fittings which are situated on any property or premises, the ownership of which is vested in the owner thereof and used or intended to be used in connection with the carriage of wastewater from such premises, to the municipal sewer;"property" or "premises" means any piece of land, with or without improvements;"stormwater" means the water resulting from natural precipitation or accumulation and includes rainwater, groundwater or spring water;"Tariff Policy By-law", means the Tariff Policy By-law adopted by the municipality and published in Provincial Gazette."waste grinder" means any mechanically operated device which grinds and flushes matter into the wastewater system or removes from vegetables or other foodstuffs, peels, skins, scales or other matter for discharge directly or indirectly into the wastewater system, and includes effluent from a food waste grinder;"wastewater" means any liquid waste, whether or not containing matter in solution or suspension, and includes domestic liquid waste and industrial effluent but excludes stormwater,"wastewater system" means the structures, sewers, pipes, valves, pumps, meters or other appurtenances under the control of the council, which may be used for the carriage or disposal of wastewater.Chapter 1
General
2. Duties of owners of property
3. Protection of municipal sewers
4. Clearing of blocked private sewers
Chapter 2
Connection to Wastewater System
5. Approval for connections
6. Connections by municipality only
7. Point of connection
The engineer may prescribe at what point of the municipal sewer a private sewer installation is to be connected.8. Single connection
Chapter 3
Industrial Effluent
9. Consent to discharge industrial effluent
10. Alternative disposal of industrial effluent
11. Charges in respect of industrial effluent
An owner of property who has been granted consent to discharge, or permit the discharge of industrial effluent into a municipal sewer, shall pay to the municipality the fees determined in terms of the Tariff Policy By-law.Chapter 3
Legal Matters
12. Delegation
The engineer may delegate any power or duty conferred on the engineer in terms of this by-law to an employee of the municipality.13. Offences and penalties
Any person who—History of this document
03 October 2005 this version
Published in
Western Cape Provincial Gazette number 6303
Commences.