Central Water Authority Regulations, 1972 (S.R.O. No. 1 of 1973)

1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 DOMINICA STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. I OF 1973. REGULATIONS MADE by the Governor under section 15 of the Central Water Authority Act(a). (Gazetted 18th January, 1973.) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY REGULATIONS, 1972. PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS. Short title. 2. Jn these Regulations, unless their context otherwise requires, Interpretation. the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say: ''Account" means the accounting entry made by the Authority for each service rendered. "Buildings" means any structure of one or more units intended for use as a residence, office, shop, store or for any other purpose and shall include any structure of one or more stories, containing two (2) or more units belonging to the same owner, regardless of whether said units be destined to residence, office, commerce or any other type of independent utilization. "Branches" means the extension of a pipeline from the interior installations within the premises of the customer. "Charge" means the amount of money invoiced to the customer for services rendered in accordance with the rates in force. "Combined Water Service" means the use of the water service for residential purposes jointly with another non residential use. '"Consumption" means the volume of water supplied to a consumer by the Authority. "Customer" means a natural or artificial person having an open account with the Authority in connection with the services rendered. (a) Act No. 33 of 1967. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 "Fast Meter" means the registration by a water meter in excess of the correct consumption. "Gathering ground or catchment ar eas" means any surface ofland or other device which colkcts rainfall for the purpose of the water-works. "Illegal Water Service Connection" means any service connection or enjoyment of the water service of the Authority without its previous approval or without follow ing the proper procedure for its legal acquisition; and includes the enjoyment of such service through branch connections, made from the interior installations of a registered customer to give service to another separate property, as well as the unauthorised re-installation of service that has been discontinued or suspended. "Industrial Wastes" means the waters or liquids, substances and matter originating from industrial plants. "Interior Installations" means all the pipes and mechanisms or apparatus that are installed within each individual premises, starting from the water meter or private property line, if there is no meter in order w make use of the water service. "Leakage" means a point in the pipelines or installations through which water leaks or escapes. "Meter" means the measuring device used by the Authority to register the water consumed by the customer: Provided, moreover, that this term shall not include the meter box and other attachments used in connection with the said measuring device. "Owner" in relation to any building or land, means a person, other than a mortgagee not in possession, who for the time being is entitled to dispose of the right of ownership of the building or land whether in possession or reversion, and includes also a person holding or entitled to the rights and profits of the building or land under a lease or agreement the unexpired term whereof exceeds three years, or the landlord or his agent if the landlord is absent or under any disability or if there b,• no such agent the occupier of the building or land. "Person" means any natural or artilil:ial person, including private installations, as wdl as governmental agencies. "Public" means the persons, citizens and private and govern mental institutions which form the community, excepting the Authority. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 "Service Connection" means the corresponding connection for water service and the pipe line and special parts pertain ing to the said connection made between the water distribu tion pipe and the water meter or the private line if there is no meter. "Sewage" means the household waste from a residence or from an industry or sludge discharged therefrom. ·•sources of supply of the Authority" means the springs, rivers beds, streams, torrents, rivulets, rivers, deep wells, shallow wells, ponds, lakes, lagoons and reservoirs from which the waterworks derives its water supply. "User" means the person who enjoys the water service of the Authority. "Water Service" means the supply of water through ducts or pipes for the benefit of the customer or user. "Waterworks" means all existing reservoirs, dams, weirs, tanks, cisterns, deepwells or boreholes, tunnels, pillar beds, conduits, aqueducts, pipes, fountains, sluices, valves, hydrants, pumps, engines, and all other structures or appliances which are at present used or constructed for the storage, purification, conveyance, support, measurement, or regulation of water by or on behalf of the Authority, or which may hereafter be used or constructed for purpose aforesaid by the Authority and which belong or are man aged by or vested in the Authority. The Authority shall provide water service in the most regular and continuous manner possible. However, it may interrupt these services because of special circumstances, such as the depletion of the volume of water, repairs, and improvements to the systems in operation. 3.-(1) Only the authorized agents of the Authority shall operate, install service connections, or do other work in the water system of the Authority. (2) The public is forbidden to perform the said acts or tamper with, manipulate, alter, obstruct, deface, mutilate or destroy any installation, or any portion, or part of said systems. 4.-(1) The Authority may make extensions to its water systems and defray the expenses incurred in connection therewith from rates, wherever such extensions will prove to be economically justified, that is, where they will produce rents or other actual or potential profit to justify the use of the funds that such construction would entail. Authority provide water service. Interference by public prohibited. Extensions of water system. 1bc throwing of substances into the waterworks prohibited. Certain Acts prohibited. Location of Septic tanks. NuisaDccs. Legal Proceed ings. Charges for scrricca of the Authority. 1973 CENTRAL WAT.ER ALlHORHY S.R.O. 1 (2) Any Agency or person may, with the approval of the Authority, provide adequate subsidies for the extension and improve ment of the said water systems. S.--(1) It is prohibited to throw into the ~ources of supply of the waterworks of the Authority, such substancl!'s as sewage, indus trial wastes in general, rubbish or rl!'fu~e, liquid substances, matter or objects that may pollute the water. (2) It is also prohibited to throw or deposit on the banks or shores of the water sources, such wastes, substance. liquids, matter or objects that may pollute the waters of the waterworks or binder the effectiveness of the waterworks. 6.--{l) It is prohibited to bathe, swim, wash clothes, water and bathe animals, spit, wash vehicles in sources of supply of the Authority or to use said waters or the water system for any purpose that might jeopardize the public health or alter the chemical or bacteriological consumption of the water. Urinating, defecating, throwing or depositing on the surrounding grounds or into such sources of supply urine, manure, pesticides, weedicides, rubbish, garbage, dead animals, refuse from slaughtc-r houses, pens or butchering establishments, are aJI prohibited. (2) The Authority may order the removal or abatement of the aforementioned infectious matter, substances or objects, and if they are not removed within 24 hours, the Authority may do so at the expense of the offender. 7. It is prohibited to locate latrines, septic tanks, or cesspools within Catchment Areas or gathering grounds without the approval of the Authority. 8. It is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance any act or thing done which may be detrimental to the water systems operated by the Authority or to the purity and conservation of the water supply sources of said water systems, the Authority being fully empowered to correct or abate such public nuisance, according to law. 9. The Chief Engineer of the Authority in the name of the Authority may file an injunction or any other legal proceeding in court in order to enforce the provisions of the Central Water Authority Act 1967 and of these regulations. PART II COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY. 10. The Authority shaJI operate on such economic basis as will permit it to be self-sufficient; to this end as stipulated at section 43 of the Central Water Authority Act, 1967, it shall render no free services. Its services shall be rendered only upon payment of the 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 prescribed rates: Provided, however, that no charge will be made for water u::.ed in the extinguishment of fires. 11.-( l) The Authority may require a guarantee or deposit to Guarantee or insure payment for the services it readers. Such guarantee or deposit deposits. shall be computed on the basis of the average estimated consumption for two billing periods. (2) The Authority may vary the amount of the guarantee or deposit required, if the volwne of consumption justifies it so to do. 12.-(1) When it is impossible to determine the water consump- Charges in tion becau:,e a meter may have stopped registering or because it has certain cases. been impossible to make a reading, the Authority may charge the customer for the period in question an amount equivalent to his normal average consumption of water. (2) Upon the termination of such disability, the Authority shall determine the corresponding adjustment to be made in the customer\ account. 13. Each registered customer shall be liable for the payment of all services rendered under his name. This liability shall continue even if the customer has ceased utilizing the service and it continues to be used by another person, with or without the customer's consent. The registered customer's liability shall cease only when he requests the Authority to discontinue the service. 14.-(1) Each user not being a registered customer, who is required by the Authority to open and register an account in his name shall do so, whereupon he shall be liable for the payment of the service utilized by him. (2) When the non-registered customer has utilized the service registered in the name of a registered customer, he shall be jointly and severally responsible for the payment of such service. 15. The Authority may refuse to furnish its service to any person indcbted to it for services rendered, or to any person who is violating in any manner the provisions of any Rules or Regulations of the Central Water Authority. 16. Tht.: Authority may transfer any debt for services rendered to another account of the indebted customer and it may also charge to the account of any customer any debt incurred under the circum stances contained in regulation 14 above. Liability of registered customer. Liability of a non-registered user. Refusal to render service. Transfer of debts. 17. Tht: Authority shall provide any meters required at its own Supply of expense. Meters. Breakage of meters Relocation of damaged meter. Meter testing by the Authority. Meter testing. Adjustment in case of defective meters. lmpcction of interior installations. Joint Water Service. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 18.-(1) When a meter installed in the private property of the customer is broken or damaged under circumstances reasonably showing that this was caused by his own intentional act, the Authority may charge the customer for such damage or may require from the said customer an adequate deposit or guarantee sufficient to answer for any future damage which may be caused to the meter. (2) The guarantee deposited in such cases shall be subject to forfeiture as soon as the meter is again damaged under similar circumstances. (3) The guarantee or deposit shall terminate a year after it has been established and the amount thereof shall be refunded at the request of the customer. 19. Should a broken or damaged meter be situated in puWic property, the Authority may move its installation to the private property of the customer. 20. The Authority shall test, at its own expense, the water meters when in its judgement, there shall be sufficient grounds to doubt their efficient operation. 21. Every customer shall have the right to require that the Authority test his water meter upon payment of a $5.00 fee should the same be 2" in diameter or less and $10.00 if it should be of a greater diameter; provided, that he shall also have the right to be present when the meter is being tested and to a refund of the amount paid, should the meter be found to b\! registering over 2 % fast. 22. Should a water meter upon being tested be found to be registering over or under 2 % of the correct measure, the Authority shall readjust the customer's account. The said adjustment may cover the last two billings where it is thought to be necessary. 23.-{l) A customer, whose water consumption is exceptionally high, may request the Authority to make an inspection of the interior installations so as to determine the cause for the high consumption. (2) Nothing herein contained shall be understood as depriv ing the Authority of the right of exacting the corresponding total payment for said consumption prior to making the inspection requested, or the customer of the right to the corresponding readjust ment, should the same be justified after the inspection has been made. 24. The Authority may permit, in certain cases, a combined water service. In case where such a combined service is permitted, the Authority shall classify such service as non-residential from the standpoint of the application of the rates. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 25. The Authority shall not charge for water used in extinguishing a fire and shall make the necessary deductions to that effect when such fire,. regardless of their proportions, are reported to the Fire Departml:nt. PART III PROVISION OF WATER SER VICE. 26. The Consumer of water service furnished by the Authority shall be entitled to the type, quality and regularity of the service that the said Authority may reasonably furnish through the means available to it, and the Authority shall adopt the necessary measures to offer the most efficient and continuous service that it may be able to provide. 27. The Authority shall not be required to furnish water service at any specific pressure; those interested in having a greater amount of pres~ure than that available shall provide themselves at their own expense, with the means for that purpose .. Any device, equipment or installation to be used by the customer m connection therewith must be previously approved by the Authority. 28. The water installations connected to the distribution main, up to and including the meter, shall form part of the general water works system of the Authority, and as such shall become the property of the Authority and under its exclusive control, even though the installation cost be defrayed by the customer. The Authority shall determine the diameter of the tappings in the dis tribution main according to the use indicated and the condition of the system. 29. Any owner or occupier of any premises who desires to be supplied with wat~r from the w ater works, or to eff~t 1:1ny extension, alteration or repairs to a service shall make apphcat1on on a pre scribed form to be obtamed ~t t~e office of the Authority. The Authority may grant such apphcat1on on such terms as it shall see fit and the applicant shall deposit the minimum charge for the co'nnection in accordance with the pro1isions of the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations. The Authority shall authorise the execution of the work. Readjustment of water consump tion used for fire fighting. Pressure at which the water service shall be furnished. Pressure at which the water service shall be furnished. Tapping. Application for waler service. 30. In the event of the act~l cost of laying on a service exceeding Actual cost the minimum charge, the apphcant shall pay to the Authority such exceeding excess before the water service is turned on. minimum charge. 31. No extension or repairs to any service will be made or done without the previous sanction of the Authority and under the supervision of an authorised officer of the Authority. Elltension or alteration of water service. 32. The Chief Engineer may at any time for such period as he Interruption in may sec fit, lock off the water supply wh~rever it is considered water supply. expedient to do so for the purpose of conservmg the supply of water Notification of interruptions in water supply. Power to cut off water in certain circumstances. Re-establishing the supply. No rebate or reduction to be aivm. Wasta,c of water. Metered supplies. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 or for effecting repairs or making ~onnections to the water system and for preventing the waste water. 33. On all occasions relative to the preceding regulation, it shall be the duty of the Chief Engineer to give due notice thereof where• ever practicable to consumers of water who may be affected thereby. 34. If water supplied to any premises is used for any purpose or in any manner not authorised by the Central Water Authority Act, 1967 or by the regulations made thereunder, or anything is done or omitted to be done in relation to the supply of water to any premises which under any such provisions as are designed to prevent waste or contamination of water ought not to be done or omitted, the Chief Engineer may, without prejudice to any other remedy in respect of such act or omission, cut off or disconnect the service to the premises so long as the contravention or default continues or is remedied. 35. Wherever water has bc;en cut off from any premises under circumstances relative to the preceding regulation, the owner or occupier of such premises shall be required to pay the minimum charges for re-establishing the supply according to the provisions of the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations. 36. Whenever it may be nece~sary to lock off the water supply in any part of the State or private premises therein pursuant to regulation 32 no rebate or reduction in any water rate will be made on account thereof. 37. No person shall cause or allow the waste of water at any stand pipe or private water service by leaving open any tap or cock so that the water runs to waste or by allowing water to flow from any tap or cock into a receptacle already filled with water or not capable of containing water. 38.-(l) It shall be lawful for the Authority to require that any water supply connected to a distribution main be metered and charges in respect of any metered supply shall be leviable under this regulation. (2) The power to require premises to be metered may be exercised in relation to premises generally or may be exercised in relation to any specified class or description of supply and charges in respect thereof shall be leviable under this regulation. (3) Charges leviable under this section shall be payable in accordance with the provision of the Third Schedule to these Regu lations. (4) Where a metered supply falls into more than one category the Chief Engineer shall have the right to treat the whole supply 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 as falling within the category which, in his opinion is most appro priate or to meter each category separately. (5) Save as hereinafter provided all charges for water supplied by meter shall be based on meter readings made by officers of the Authority and all meters shall be presumed to be accurate until the contrary is proved. (6) Meters shall be read at such times as the Authority may direct. Whenever a meter is read, a memorandum of the reading and of the preceding reading shall be served on the owner of the premises. (7) If a meter is found to be out of order if it be removed for repairs or alterations, the fact shall be noted in the memorandum addressed to the occupier of the premises. ( 8) On fixing a new meter or refixing the old meter a second memorandum shall be addressed to the occupier of the premises. (9) The consumption for the time during which the service was without a meter shall be calculated according to the average daily rate of consumption that obtained immediately preceding the removal of the meter and during the period between two successive readings whilst the meter was in good order. ( I 0) No rent shall be charged for meters. (11) The Authority shall not be responsible for any damage caused to the owner's property through accidental breakage of meter or any connections. (12) No charge shall be made for fixing a meter in position on an unmetered service in existence at the commencement of these Regulations, but the cost of fixing a meter in position in any other case, and the cost of shifting at the request of the owner shall be a charge payable by the owner. 39.--( I) The handling or manipulation of the water meters by person~ other than the duly authorized agents of the Authority is prohibited, as well as the handling of accessories pertaining thereto, including any water regulating valve ahead of the meter. (2) It shall be lawful to instal a water regulating valve in a convenient location in the interior installations so as to control the flow of water into said installations. 40. Jt is prohibited to place on the meters used to register the water service, any obstruction or object that may hinder or make its reading or operation impossible. Any such obstruction shall be considered an offence against the Central Water Authority Act and subject to the sanctions provided in section 44 of the said Act. Handling of water meters. Obstruction of the water meter, Independent installations. Multiple services. Connection of pmnps. Connection of independent water systems. Use of the water service. Handling of fire hydrants. Illicit intake. Illicit intakes when service may be rendered. Preservation and use of water. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 41. Branch Service connections to adjacent properties, or independent installations not stipulated in the water service contract shall be prohibited. Branch service connection to accessory buildings of the customer are permitted. 42. Service may be f wnished through one water meter to more than one residence, office or appartment building. 43. The use of pumping devices or mechanisms directly con nected to the pipe lines of the water servi~-e system of the Authority, is prohibited. 44. Connections of independent or private water supply sources to the water systems of the Authority, without first obtaining consent, are prohibited. 45. The use of the water furnished by the Authority for purposes other than these contracted for the partial or total concession of the service rendered by the Authority to a third person except in case of fire, are also prohibited. 46. The manipulation and the use of public fire hydrants for purposes other than emergency cases or for extinguishing a fire without first obtaining the approval of the Authority are prohibited. 47. All illicit intake connections to the water service are pro hibited. Any person found using such connection shall pay to the Authority the total estimated charges for the water service consumed. The Authority may also institute legal action against such person for violation of these rules or regulations. 48. In case of an illicit intake connection the Authority may permit its conversion to a regular water service provided the con dition of the installation or of the illegal connection warrants such action. 49.-{1) The Chief Engineer of the Authority shall have the power to adopt measures for the best use and preservation of the water systems of the Authority by the public. (2) To prevent the waste of water, the Authority shall exert the strict vigilance and inspection of all services. (3) Every user shall avoid the waste of water and shall be held liable for all waste of water heclUst of defects in his interior i nst.albci.."' s. .. (4) Ewry user shalJ keep all water installations in good '-'"Onilit10~ and ~hall make the necessary repairs whenever needed. He shall 1mm~1ately report any leak or broken pipes or appliances to the Authonty. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 50. It shall be prohibited to use public fountains or stand pipes installed by the Authority (n rural or urban communities, in such a manner as to deprive others of their rightful enjoyment, for hose connections, for car-washing, clothes washing or bathing of humans and/or animals, and for the installation of branch connections to the pipe line supplying water to the said public fountains or stand pipes is prohibited. No person shall put his mouth to or rest any object upon any public fountain or stand pipe. PART IV PROJECTION OF GATHERING GROUNDS OR CATCHMENT AREAS. Prohibitions on the use of Public fountains. 51.-(1) Where any area of Crown Land or Private Land has Forest Reserve been proclaimed Forest Reserve or Protected Forest in accordance Protected Forest. with Cap. 80 of the Revised Laws of Dominica for the purpose of protecting sources of water supplies control of any such area shall be exercised by applying existing regulations in force made under Cap. 80. (2) Any acts in a catchment area owned by the Authority which appears to be prejudical to the proper maintenance of these supplies, such as the application of pesticides are prohibited without the approval of the Authority. 52. Any person making USt; of a catchment area owned by the The Authority to Authority shall do so at his own risk waiving any right of action be held harmless. for damages which might arise against the Authority, its agents and employees resulting from the use of the said catchment. 53. The Authority shall be compensated for any damage caused Compensation to to its property. the Authority. 54. Where catchment facilities are owned by the Authority they Use of catchment shall be utilized in such a manner as not to cause property damage facilities. or affect the purity of the water. 55. Jt shall be prohibited to damage, deface, change, destroy or remove from catchment areas, any property belonging to the Authority, or trees, lawns and plants within the gathering grounds of the said catchment. 56. Persons crossing catchment areas owned by the Authority shall take the necessary precautions to prevent fires, by making sure that burning matches, cigarette and cigar butts and any other burning material have been extinguished before they are thrown away or abandoned; and no fires shall be used in these areas except as provided for by the Authority. 57. The Chief Engineer of the Authority or his agents, duly authurized, may deny ~s to any pc:-rwn or gr,,ur, ,,f s-x;u.1,M «, the waters and adjacent grounds of any catchment owned by the Authority when the circumstances so require. Damage to property of the Authority. Fire prevention. Prohibited Nle11411t~ Granting of licences. Where licences or permits may be cancelled. Water rates. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. I 58. The Authority is hereby authorized to grant licences to private enterprises which may desire to develop commercial or recreational facilities offered by any gathering ground or catchment area owned by it. 59. The Authority may cancel any licence or permit granted in accordance with these Regulations, should the holder thereof fail to comply with these Regulations or with the conditions under which the said permit or licence was granted. PART V WATER RA TES. 60.-{l) Subject to the terms of any special agreement made with any person for the supply of water by the Authority to any premises, the Authority shall levy annually a General Water Rate, on all tenements other than buildings belonging to Government within the prescribed water supply area, which are connected to the water supply system. (2) Such rate shall be based on the annual assessed value of the premises as assessed by the Roseau Town Council, Portsmouth Town Council or under any Ordinance enforcing a land or house tax in urban or rural areas, and where no such determination exist, as assessed by the Authority, and shall be such percentages of the said annual value of lands, houses and buildings as set out in the First Schedule hereto. (3) The Authority shall have power to alter or vary the percentages in the First Schedule hereto by resolution published in the Gazette in the month of November in any year, and the percent ages as published shall have effect as though inserted in the First Schedule hereto and shall be enforceable from the first day of January in the next succeeding year. (4) Subject to the terms of any special Agreement made by the Authority with any person for the supply of water by the Authority to any premises, every person, liable to pay the Annual General Water Rate in respect of premises to which water is supplied by means of private water service, shall in addition to such rates, pay a water supply rate in respect of appliances and structures situate on the said premises, as is set out in the Second and Third Schedules hereto. (5) The Authority shaU have power to vary or add to the charges or types of charges set out in the Second and Third Schedules hereto in like manner as is contained in paragraph (3) of these Regulations, and such variation addition, shall have effect as if inserted in the Second and Third Schedules hereto, as the case may be and shall be enforceable from the first day of January in the next succeeding year. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 61. The general water rate and the water supply rate except where the supply is metered or where premises are connected during the current year shall become due for the first half-year on the 1st day of January and for the second half-year on the 1st day of July. Datc.s on which rates are due and payable. 62.-(l) Masters or owners of vessels may obtain water when Where supplied available, from the delivery pipe at any convenient point. to ships. (2) Rates payable for this service shall be in accordance with the Third Schedule. 63.--(l) Any General Water Rate or Water Supply Rate Charge leviable under the preceding regulations shall be payable by the owner of the premises and the amount of such rate or charge may be recovered as a civil debt from the owner by action in the Magis trate':, Court of the district without limit of amount or by distress on any goods or chattels (including any moveable tenements) standing on the land forming part of the premises which may be found in or upon the said premises; but no such action shall be brought or distress effected until the expiration of three months from the first day on which the rate became due. (2) 1f any rate or charge due and payable in respect of any premi:,es by virtue of these Regulations remains unpaid after the expiration of three months from the first day on which the same became due, the Authority may, without prejudice to any other remedy available to it, cut off or disconnect the service to such premi:,es, and keep it cut off or disconnected as long as payment of the amount due and the cost of re-establishing the supply has not been made. PART VI CONCLUSION. 64.-{ I) The Authority may, where it considers it necessary or expedient, appoint, upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, any local authority its agents with respect to the district of the local authority, for the purpose of the administration of the water supply w;thin the said district. (2) Any amount payable to a local authority as agent of the Authority under this section shall be taken into account in deter mining the cost of the working operations of the Authority. Recovery of rates. Power of Authority to appoint 1.ocal authorities its agents for certain purposes. Effective date of thclc. R.egu)ations. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 65. These Regulations shall take effect on publication in the Gazette. Made by the CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY under Section 15 of the Central Water Authority Act(a) this 15th day of March, 1972. E. PERCIVAL MUNRO Chief Engineer, Ct·ntral Water Authority. W. A. LAWRENCE Chairman, Central Water Authority. Approved by the Governor this 12th day of December, 1972. C. A. SEIGNORET Secretary to the Cabinet. FIRST SCHEDULE ANNUAL GENERAL WATER RATE On houses with private water service - ½ % of annual assessed value (whether metered or not). SECOND SCHEDULE Water Supply Rate Premises (Unmetered Premises) (I) With water supplied through: (a) A pipe with a bore of 4 inches (b) 2½to3" (c) Ii to 2" (d) I" to I¼" ~) ¾" (/) ½" (2) Having (a) Kitchen sink, lavatory basin, water closet, bidet, shower and bath tub ( b) Urinal each (c) Private garage when connected each (d) Garden hose or other outside hose connection, each (a) Act No. 33 of 1967. $256.00 per annum 144.00 per annum 96.00 per annum 72.00 per annum 40.00 per annum 24.00 per annum 4.80 per annum 1.20 per annum 6.00 per annum 6.00 per annum 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 (e) Public garage (for each car) (f) For each additional sink, lavatory basin, bidet faucet or tap (g) For each additional water closet $6.00 per annum .80 per annum 1.00 per annum (II) For each additional shower or bath tubs THIRD SCHEDULE Water Supply Rate Premises (Metered) (I) Domestic Supplies 1.00 per annum For the first 1,000 gallons or part thereof per quarter-70 cents For the next 10,000 gallons per 1,000 gallons or part thereof per quarter-80 cents For additional 1,000 gallons or part thereof per quarter-$1.00. (2) J\'011-domes1ic Supplies Commercial (Metered) For the first 10,000 gallons per 1,000 gallons or part thereof per quarter-$1.00. For each additional 1,000 gallons or part thereof per quarter $1.10. (3) Industrial (Metered) For the first 50,000 gallons per 1,000 gallons or part thereof per quarter-80 cents. For each additional 1,000 gallons or part thereof per quarter-90 cents. (4) For public fountains or stand pipes charge per month each $15.00. (5) Private Fire Service and sprinklers for use only in case of Fire. Charges will be based on the size of connections: I" or less charge per month each $2.00 2" charge per month each 4.00 3" charge per month each 6.00 .f' charge per month each 10.00 (6) Water delivered to ships between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m.-$5.00 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof. Water delivered to ships outside the above hours $8.00 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof. 1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY S.R.O. 1 FOURTH SCHEDULE Maximum Charges for connections or rt'co,mections, per 20 foot length of pipe, to the boundary uf the premises. (a) Service connection with a bore of! inch $25.00 (b) Service connection with a bore exceeding½ inch - as per cost. Reconnection For pipes of all bores -$10.00 OOMlNICA l'al!fnD IY nm O0VUHWIDff Pannu AT TU OovU.NWJUof l"IJKTUY, Roa&t.i... (Price Sl.60)