Water Catchment Rules 1995 (S.R.O. No. 11 of 1995)

1995 FORESTS S.R.O.ll COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA . .. ,. . " '''.,' .STATUTq~Y,I$UJ.-~SANPO~~RSNo.lloF1995 RULES MADE by the President under section 5 of the Forests Act (Chap. 60:01). (Gazetted 13th April, 1995.) 1. These Rules may be cited as the WATER CATCHMENT RULES 1995. 2. In these Rules "Company" means the Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Limited and also any person duly authorised by the Company; and "pesticide" includes any product used for controlling pests or weeds. Short title. Interpretation. 3. All water catchments are hereby declared to be protected Declaration of forests. protected forests. 4. Any person who in any protected forest (a) applies or stores pesticides; (b) builds any hut or other livingplace or livestock enclosure; (c) bums, cuts, fells, removes, takes or works any forest produce; (d) captures, hunts or kills any bird, fish or wild animal unless he is the holder of a licence or permit to do so; (e) carries out any planting other than reforestation on slopes over twenty degrees; Prohibited acts in protected forests. 1995 FORESTS S.R.O.ll Control in respect of existing dwelling houses. if) constructs or re-opens any road or saw-pit; (g) grazes livestock or allows livestock to trespass; (h) leaves therein any material, object or substance likely to cause a fire; (i) sets fire to any grass or undergrowth or assists in lighting any fire or leaves unattended a fire which he has lit or caused by his negligence, before the fire has been thoroughly extinguished; (j) squats or resides; (k) washes in any river or stream any equipment used for applying pesticides; (I) washes in any river or stream containers which contain or have contained pesticides, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of 1500 dollars and six months imprisonment. 5. (I) The design, location and operation of dwelling houses in any protected forest shall be as follows: (a) every effluent from any swimming pool shall be applied slowly over a six to twelve hour period and shall be sochlorinated as tocarry a residual chlorine content of no less than 0.4 mg/l afterthirty minutes contact time; (b) every cesspoll, individual sewerage-system, septic tank system or privy shall be of the construction, design and size approved by the Company; (c) every cesspool, individual sewerage-disposal system, septic tank system or privy shall be located more than 100 metres from the centre line of any stream or river; and 1995 FORESTS S.R.O.ll Form 2. Schedule I. (d) the direct discharge of household or industrial waste, sewage or sludge into any stream or river is not permitted. (2) Any person who contravenes subrule (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of 1500 dollars and six months imprisonment. (i. (1) Application for authorisation to alter, construct or Application '0 alter, extend an individual sewerage system otseptic tank system shall be construct or extend individual sewerage in Form I of Schedule I and be addressed to the Manager or the disposal system. ~ Company Director. Form I. Schedule 1. (2) The Manager mayauthoriseanypersontoalter,construct or extend an individual sewerage system or septic tank system. (3) Every authorisation issued by the Manager shall be in Form 2 of Schedule I. 7. (1) The Company may enter any protected forest at any time without notice, and carry out surveys or works as the Minister may in writing direct. (2) Whenever any private land is declared a protected forest the Director shall cause the area to be marked out and kept defined. I. For the avoidance of doubt the water catchments listed in Schedule 2 are hereby declared protected forests. ,. The Stewart Hall Water Catchment Rules is repealed. Power to enter and carry out works. Water catchments protected forest. Schedule 2. Repeal of S.R.O. No. 11of 1975. Rule6. Rule 6(1). 1995 FORESTS SCHEDULE 1 FORMl S.R.O.ll • APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO ALTER, CONSTRUCT OR EXTEND AN INDIVIDUAL SEWERAGE SYSTEM! SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM To: The Manager of DOWASCO Ltd. I1We of . (address) hereby apply to Alter * ) an individual sewerage/system Construct) septic tanksystem ** at ··············································iiocoii~oj·············································· Extend ) Complete plans of the proposed works with substantiating data are attached. Signature of Applicant Date Signature of Witness Deletewhichever is inapplicable. ** Deleteasappropriate. 1995 FORESTS S.R.O.ll ,'. FORM 2 Rule 6(3). AUTHORISAnON TO ALTER, CONSTRUCT OR EXTEND AN INDIVIDUAL SEWERAGE SYSTEM/SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AUTHO.NO. Authority to: Alter' ) an individual sewerage Construct) system/septic tank system Extend ) at . as specified in application No of is grantedJnotgranted to of.. .. Subject to the following conditions: (I) (2) Signed: On behalf of DOWASCO Ltd. SCHEDULE 2 BagatelleIFond St. Jean/Fab Belle Vue Chopin BenselHampsteadJAnse du Mai Rule 8. 1995 FORESTS S.R.O.ll BiochelDublanc BornelDos d' Ane/Thibaud/Paix Bouche Calibishie Campbell Capuchin Castle Bruce Clifton Cockrane Colihaut Cottage Coulibistrie/Morne Rachette Delices Despor Dubie Grand Bay/Tete MornelPichelin Grand Fond Guilette (Savanne Paille) LaPlaine Laudat Londonderry Marigot Moore Park MorneJaune Morne Prosper Penville Petite Savanne Petite Soufriere Picard Riviere Cyrique Riviere Douce San Sauveur Salisbury Snug Corner Soufriere/Scottshead Springfield St. JosephlCafelLayouIMero Trafalgar/ShawfordIFond Cani 1995 Vieille Case Warner Woodford HilVWes1ey Wollen Waven. FORESTS S.R.O.ll ,. Made this 3rd day of April, 1995. CRISPIN A. SORHAINDO President. DOMINICA Printed by the Government Printer at the Government Printery, Roseau (Price $1.40) •