Waste Water (Miscellaneous Waste Water Services) (Fees) Regulations 2012 (GN No. 186 of 2012)

1. These regulations may be cited as the Waste Water (Miscellaneous Waste Water Services) (Fees) Regulations 2012.

2. In these regulations — “Act” means the Waste Water Management Authority Act; “blockage’ means an obstruction that prevents the smooth running or flow of waste water in the sewers; “lot” has the same meaning as in the Morcellement Act; “nuisance” means a thing or state of things which — (a) is or may become injurious or dangerous to public health; or (b) may hinder the prevention of suppression of disease; “percolation test” means a subsurface soil test at the depth of a proposed absorption system or similar component on an on-site waste water disposal system to determine the water absorption capability of the soil; “waste water carrier” has the same meaning as in Waste Water (Registration of Waste Water Carriers and Disposal of Waste Water) Regulations 2006.

3. (1) Every person who — (a) is the owner or occupier of a property; and (b) wishes to benefit from any of the services specified in the first column of the First Schedule, shall make an application to the Authority. (2) The application shall be made in the form set out in the Second Schedule.

4. (1) On receipt of the application under regulation 3, the Authority shall — (a) require the applicant to furnish such further information, including a site plan, as it may require; and (b) cause the property to be inspected. (2) The Authority shall provide the services against payment of a fee specified in second column of the First Schedule.

5. Where the Authority is of the opinion that waste water works have to be carried out, the procedure stipulated in section 40 of the Act shall apply.

6. These regulations shall come into operation on 1 November 2012. Made by the Minister on 17 October 2012.

FIRST SCHEDULE [Regulations 3(1) and 4(2)] FEES (Rs) 1. Verification of design of sewers, treatment plant and 800 Per application disposal systems 2. Clearing, waste water blockage within industrial, commercial and public premises in sewered areas, where the blockage occurs within a distance of — (a) less than 5 kilometres 1,000 per application (b) 5 to 10 kilometres 1,500 per application (c) 10 to 25 kilometres 2,000 per application (d) more than 25 kilometres 2,500 per application 3. Disposing waste water at waste water disposal station 25 per cubic metre 4. Clearance for building permit 800 per cubic metre 5. Attendance to meeting and site visit convened by 1,000 per visit private developers 6. Witnessing of percolation test 700 per test 7. Waste water clearance with respect to applications for morcellement permits — (a) first 5 lots 200 per lot (b) next 6 to 10 lots 300 per lot (c) next 11 to 20 lots 500 per lot (d) next 21 and above 800 per lot

SECOND SCHEDULE [Regulation 3(2)] APPLICATION FOR WASTE WATER SERVICES 1. PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT (Owner/Authorised person) (a) Title (tick as appropriate) Mr Mrs Miss (b) Surname (in capital letters) (c) Other names (in capital letters) (d) National Identity Card Number I I I I I I I I I I I I (e) Telephone Number residential mobile ………………… ………………. (f) I hereby apply for………………………………………………………at the undermentioned premise, at the prescribed charges and I agree to pay the charges. (g) Address of property/Waste Water Carrier Registration No…………………………………………………………………………………………….. (h) Premise Nature: Residential/Commercial/Industrial/Other (tick as appropriate) ………………………….. ………………………………….. Date Signature of Applicant Note:Failure to provide all details may result to delays in the processing of the application. 2. CERTIFICATE Where the applicant is not the owner, the Certificate must be signed by the owner of the property concerned. 3. PARTICULARS OF OWNER (a) Title (tick as appropriate) Mr Mrs Miss (b) Surname (in capital letters) (c) Other names (in capital letters) (d) National Identity Card Number (e) Telephone Number residential mobile …………… …………… I certify that I am the owner of the property referred to in the application and agree to the provision of the services applied for. ………………………… ………………………….. Date Signature of Owner 4. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Date application received □□□□ / / □□□□ Value of payment (in rupees) —…………………………………………………………………….. Cheque Number — ……………………………. Bank Name —……………………….. Branch - ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Date payment received — □□ / □□ / □□□□ Date payment processed □□ / □□ / □□□□ Processed by — (a) Name of Officer —…………………………………………………………………………………… (b) Status— ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………………… Date Signature