Inspection of pipes and drains and measurement of water and sewage
143 Inspection of pipes and drains and measurement of water and sewage
The council may, at any reasonable time—
inspect any service pipe connected to a water main, and
inspect any drain connected to a sewer main, and
install meters or other devices for measuring the quantity of water supplied to, or the quality and quantity of sewage discharged from, premises, and
measure the quantity of water supplied to, or the quality and quantity of sewage discharged from, premises, and
inspect any pre-treatment devices connected to the council’s sewerage system.
The occupier of the relevant premises must provide to the council such information as it requires to enable it to estimate the quantity of water actually supplied to, or the quality and quantity of sewage actually discharged from, the premises.
In this section, pre-treatment device means any device used to reduce or eliminate contaminants in trade waste, or to alter the waste’s nature, before it is discharged into a sewer.
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