Division 3Division 3 Approvals relating to water supply, sewerage and stormwater drainage work
Subdivision 1 Applications for approvals
13 Standards and requirements to be met for approval
The council must not approve an application for an approval allowing water supply, sewerage or stormwater drainage work to be carried out unless it is satisfied that the activity as proposed to be carried out will comply with any applicable standards set out or referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 1 and with any other applicable standards or requirements set out or referred to in this Regulation.
14 Installation of water meters
A council may require an application for an approval relating to the installation of a water meter to be accompanied by a completed water meter identification form provided by the council for the purpose.
15 Matters to be considered when determining applications for water supply, sewerage and stormwater drainage approvals
(1) This clause applies to the following activities:(a) carrying out water supply work,(b) drawing water from the council water supply or a standpipe,(c) installing, altering, disconnecting or removing a water meter connected to a service pipe,(d) carrying out sewerage work,(e) carrying out stormwater drainage work.(2) In determining an application for the purposes of section 68 of the Act for an approval to do any of the activities to which this clause applies, the council must have regard to the following considerations:(a) the protection and promotion of public health,(b) the protection of the environment,(c) the safety of its employees,(d) the safeguarding of its assets,(e) any other matter that it considers to be relevant in the circumstances.
Subdivision 2 Conditions of approvals
16 Approvals to be subject to a condition requiring compliance with standards and requirements
It is a condition of an approval allowing water supply, sewerage or stormwater drainage work that:(a) the activity approved, and(b) any building or work associated or carried out in connection with the activity,complies with any applicable standards set out or referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 1 and with any other applicable standards or requirements set out or referred to in this Regulation or any other regulation under the Act or the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
17 Discretionary conditions for carrying out water supply work
The council may, in giving an approval to carry out water supply work, impose either or both of the following conditions:(a) a condition that requires the work to be carried out within such time as the council considers reasonable,(b) a condition that requires a qualified supervisor to attend at the place at which the work is carried out at such times as the council directs.
18 Connection to water or sewerage mains
(1) It is a condition of an approval for an activity that involves the connection of water service pipes or property service pipes to a water main or the connection of drains to a sewer main that the connection must:(a) comply with any operating requirements notified by the council, and(b) be carried out:(i) by a person authorised by the council, or(ii) by or under the control of a council officer.(2) The council may, as a condition of approving the connection to a water or sewer main, require that the connection must not be started unless at least 2 days’ notice of intention to start the work has been given to the council.
(1) It is a condition of an approval for an activity that involves the cutting of a junction into a sewer main that the cutting of the junction must:(a) comply with any operating requirements notified by the council, and(b) be carried out by a qualified supervisor acting under the supervision and in accordance with the directions of the council.(2) The council may, as a condition of an approval for a junction to be cut into a sewer main, direct that the work must not be started unless at least 2 days’ notice of intention to start the work has been given to the council.(3) The council may, as a condition of an approval for a junction to be cut into a sewer main, require the work to be carried out by the council for a specified charge if the council has decided that the work should be carried out by the council.
20 Person carrying out water supply, sewerage or stormwater drainage work to hold permit
It is a condition of an approval referred to in item 1, 4, 5 or 6 of Part B of the Table to section 68 of the Act that a person must not begin carrying out the activity approved unless the person is the holder of a permit issued in accordance with the Plumbing and Drainage Code of Practice.
21 Inspection and certification of water supply, sewerage and stormwater drainage work
An approval referred to in item 1, 4, 5 or 6 of Part B of the Table to section 68 of the Act is subject to the following conditions:(a) a person must not put into use a soil, waste or house drain pipe, or cover up or conceal from view an underground or enclosed water supply, sewerage or stormwater drainage work or put into use such a work, until the work has been inspected and certified:(i) by the council or a suitably qualified person determined by the council, or(ii) if the work is of a type for which the approval of the Minister for Utilities is required under section 60 of the Act—in accordance with subparagraph (i) or, if that Minister has specifically authorised inspection and certification by another suitably qualified person, by that person,as having been constructed in accordance with the Act and this Regulation,(b) any such inspection and certification must be carried out in accordance with the Plumbing and Drainage Code of Practice and the requirements of the council,(c) a person undertaking the construction of a water supply, sewerage or stormwater drainage work must provide every reasonable facility and all necessary information to enable inspection of the work for the purposes of paragraph (a),(d) in particular, such a person must, if required to do so by a person carrying out an inspection for the purposes of paragraph (a), produce the plan (if any) of the work for that person to look at,(e) a person carrying out water supply, sewerage or stormwater drainage work must immediately rectify to the satisfaction of the council any defect revealed by an inspection under paragraph (a).
22 Defective water supply, sewerage or stormwater drainage work to be rectified
(1) It is a condition of an approval referred to in item 1, 4, 5 or 6 of Part B of the Table to section 68 of the Act that a licensed contractor who carries out the activity approved must, if ordered to do so by the council, rectify any defect in the work that is due to faulty workmanship or defective material, but only if the council notifies the contractor of the defect after the date of issue by the contractor of a certificate to the effect that the work has been carried out as required by the Act and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.(2) A licensed contractor so notified must bear the cost of rectifying the defect.
23 Diagrams of sewerage or stormwater drainage work
(1) It is a condition of an approval referred to in item 4 or 5 of Part B of the Table to section 68 of the Act that, if the activity approved is carried out on private premises, the person who carries out the activity must provide to the council a diagram of any drains installed in accordance with the approval.(2) Such a diagram must show:(a) the level of the drains in relation to the sewer main junction and the finished ground level, and(b) the distances from the drains to the nearest boundaries of, and buildings on, the premises.
24 Approval not required for the drawing of water by council employees
An employee of a council acting in the course of his or her employment may draw water from a water supply system or standpipe without the prior approval of the council.