3. Wastewater drainage

3.1 Acceptance of discharge

3.1.1 Domestic waste water

Every domestic premise shall be entitled to have its Wastewater accepted by the Council subject to:

1. the Premises lying within an area which is served by the Sewerage system; and
2. payment of the appropriate charges for Wastewater services in respect of the Premises; and
3. payment of the appropriate rates and charges due to the Council in respect of that Premises in general; and
4. compliance with the requirements of this Bylaw.

3.1.2 Trade waste

The acceptance of Trade Waste from Premises within the Sewerage System is subject to the provisions of the Matamata-Piako District Council Trade Waste Bylaw 2011.

3.2 Approval to connect

No Person other than Authorised Officers or Agents of the Council, shall without prior Written permission, make any connection to or otherwise interfere with any part of the Council’s Sewerage System.

3.3 Continuity of discharge

The Council does not guarantee to receive Wastewater without interruption; however the Council will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that any disruption is kept to a minimum.

3.4 Premises

3.4.1 Flow rate

The maximum instantaneous flow rate discharged from a domestic premise shall not exceed 2 litres per second. The Council may also set a maximum daily flow discharged from domestic Premises.

3.4.2 Prohibited Characteristics

No Wastewater with prohibited Characteristics (as scheduled in the Matamata-Piako District Council Trade Waste Bylaw 2011) shall be discharged into the Sewerage System.

3.4.3 Waste minimisation

In order to meet the requirements of sustainable management as promoted by the Resource Management Act 1991, the Council recommends that water minimisation devices be installed on all new installations.

3.4.4 Access

3.4.4.1 Access for inspection

In addition to the provisions of the Act an Authorised Officer or Authorised Agent may between 7.30 am and 6 pm on any day enter a Premises to gain access to and about the Point of Discharge for the purposes of monitoring, testing, and maintenance work; and for the purpose of ascertaining whether the sewers are being misused, the Occupier of the Premises shall allow the Authorised Officer or Authorised Agent unrestricted access to and about the Point of Discharge at any hour.

3.4.4.2 Non-complying connections

The Occupier shall allow the Council, access to any area of the Premises with any necessary equipment for the purposes of ascertaining whether connections that do not comply with the requirements of this Bylaw have been made.

3.4.4.3 Prevention of infiltration

The Owner or Occupier of the Premises shall prevent any Stormwater or groundwater entering the Sewerage System. This includes roof downpipes, surface water run-off, overland flow, and sub-surface drainage.

3.4.4.4

Specific provision shall be made to the satisfaction of the Council for inflow, ingress and infiltration in the hydraulic design of any sewer.

3.5 Disconnection

3.5.1 Notice of intention to demolish or remove building

1. When the Owner of a Premises intends to demolish or remove a building that is connected to the Sewerage System that Person shall give the Council seven working days prior Written notice of the intention.
2. The demolition or removal shall not commence until the property has been disconnected from the Sewerage System by the Council.

3.5.2 Notice of requirement for disconnection

When the Owner of a Premises requires the Disconnection of the discharge connections to the Sewerage System due to relaying of the sewer that Person shall give the Council two working days prior Written notice of the intention.

3.6 Storage of hazardous materials

No Person shall store hazardous material without taking all reasonable steps to prevent entry thereof into the Sewerage System from leakage, spillage or other mishap.