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  • Access To Ramps Or Back-Drops

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    Every ramp or back-drop exceeding 750 millimetres in length shall be provided with an access-eye or other means of access at its head.

  • Access To Branch Sewers

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    Every branch or part of a sewer exceeding 3 metres in length shall be provided with an access-eye or other means of access at its top end.

  • Access To Sewers And Public Sewers

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    A manhole or other approved means of access shall be constructed on the premises upon which a sewer is laid, and shall be located not more than 1,2 metres from the connexion of such premises, or in such position as may be authorized by the local authority, in order to afford ready access to such…

  • Construction And Size Of Manholes

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    (1) The walls of every manhole installed on a sewer shall be— a) constructed of brickwork not less than 200 millimetres thick, composed of bricks, complying with the requirements of C.A.S. No. A35, Burnt clay building bricks and blocks, set in cement mortar having a composition not inferior to three parts of sand to one…

  • General

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    (1) No person shall, on any premises, construct or use any septic tank and appurtenant disposal works for the treatment and disposal of sewage without the written consent of the local authority. (2) Before giving such consent, the local authority shall be satisfied that such septic tank and such disposal works can be operated without…

  • Septic Tank: Design And Construction

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    (1) Every septic tank shall be sited, designed and constructed to the approval of the local authority, and in accordance with C.A.S. No. CA1, Small domestic septic tank installations. (2) Septic tanks shall be water tight and no spring-water, subsoil-water, surface-water, or storm-water shall be permitted to enter them. (3) Septic tanks shall be effectively…

  • Percolation Tests For Soak-Aways For Disposal Of Effluent From Septic Tanks

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    (1) Unless exempted by the local authority, a person submitting an application for the construction of a septic tank and appurtenant disposal works shall arrange for percolation tests in accordance with C.A.S. No. CA1 to be carried out during the months of February or March. (2) The provision of effluent disposal systems shall be determined…

  • Conserving-Tanks

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    (1) No person shall construct or use any conserving-tank without the written consent of the local authority. (2) If the local authority consents to the construction of a conserving-tank, the tank shall conform to the requirements of the following subsections. (3) Except as provided for in subsection (4), the net capacity A (calculated by using…

  • Sewage Lifts

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    (1) Where a sanitary fitting is below the level of a public sewer, or is at a level which is not sufficient to secure a self-cleansing velocity of flow to such sewer, or where, in the opinion of the local authority, there is a risk of back-flow in the event of such sewer becoming surcharged,…

  • Drainage For Stables, etc.

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    The sewerage from stables, cowsheds, dairies, market-places, abattoirs, area for washing vehicles and other places of a like nature shall be connected to a public sewer or, if such is not available, to private treatment and disposal plants or to conserving-tanks, and, in addition, the following requirements shall be complied with— a) provision shall be…