Common use of Sewage Disposal Clause in Contracts

Sewage Disposal. Provision of a connecting sewer (1) If an agreement for the use of the sewage disposal system in accordance with section 2 exists and no connecting sewer exists in respect of the premises, the owner must immediately make application on the approved form and – (a) pay the prescribed charge for the installation of such a connecting sewer; or (b) with the approval of the Municipality and at the request of the owner, install the connecting sewer in accordance with any specifications of the Municipality. (2) If an application is made for use of the sewage disposal system to a premises which is so situated that it is necessary to extend the sewer in order to connect the sewage disposal system to the premises, the Municipality may agree to the extension subject to such conditions as it may impose. (1) A connecting sewer provided and installed by the Municipality, or owner in terms of section 61, shall – (a) be located in a position agreed to between the owner and the Municipality and be of a size determined by an authorised officer of the Municipality; (b) terminate at a connection point approximately 1 meter inside the premises from the boundary of the land owned by or vested in the Municipality or over which it has a servitude or other right or when subsection (3) applies, at the connecting point designated in terms of that subsection. (2) In reaching agreement with an owner concerning the location of a connecting sewer, the Municipality shall ensure that the owner is aware of – (a) practical restrictions that may exist regarding the location of a connecting sewer pipe; (b) the cost implications of the various possible locations of the connecting sewer; (c) whether or not the Municipality requires the owner to fix the location of the connecting sewer by providing a portion of his or her water installation at or outside the boundary of his or her premises, or such agreed position inside or outside his or her premises where the connection is required, for the Municipality to connect to such installation. (3) The Municipality may at the request of any person agree, subject to such conditions as it may impose, to a connection to a sewer other than that which is most readily available for the drainage of the premises: Provided that the applicant shall be responsible for any extension of the drainage installation to the connecting point designated by an authorised officer and for obtaining at his or her cost, such servitudes over other premises as may be necessary. (4) An owner must pay the prescribed connection charge. (5) Where an owner is required to provide a sewage lift as provided for in terms of the Building Regulations, the rate and time of discharge into the sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Municipality. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 61, only one connecting sewer to the sewage disposal system may be provided for the disposal of sewage from any premises, irrespective of the number of accommodation units of consumers located on such premises. (2) Where the owner, or the person having the charge or management of any premises on which several accommodation units are situated, requires the disposal of sewage from such premises for the purpose of disposal from the different accommodation units, the Municipality may, in its discretion, provide and install either – (a) a single connecting sewer in respect of the premises as a whole or any number of such accommodation units; or (b) a separate connecting sewer for each accommodation unit or any number thereof. (3) Where the Municipality has installed a single connecting sewer as contemplated in subsection (2)(a), the owner or the person having the charge or management of the premises, as the case may be, – (a) shall, if the Municipality so requires, install and maintain on each branch pipe extending from the connecting sewer to the different accommodation units – (i) a separate connecting sewer; and (ii) an isolating valve; and (b) shall be liable to the Municipality for the tariffs and charges for all sewage disposed from the premises through such a single connecting sewer, irrespective of the different quantities disposed by the different consumers served by such connecting sewer. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Municipality may authorise that more than one connecting sewer be provided on the sewage disposal system for the disposal of sewage from any premises comprising sectional title units or if, in the opinion of the Municipality, undue hardship or inconvenience would be caused to any consumer on such premises by the provision of only one connecting sewer. (5) Where the provision of more than one connecting sewer is authorised by the Municipality under subsection (4), the tariffs and charges for the provision of a connecting sewer is payable in respect of each sewage connection so provided.