Section 37: Restriction on free disposal of effluent and water

37. Restriction on free disposal of effluent and water (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall without lawful authority— (a) cause effluent to overflow along any gutter, canal or surface; (b) construct or alter any house sewer, treatment plant or disposal system; (c) cause rainwater, surface water or sub-soil water to enter any house sewer; (d) construct or install any treatment plant or other assembly meant for the collection, conveyance, treatment or disposal of effluent, without the prior approval of the Authority; or (e) use a garbage grinder or similar appliance which is connected to a house sewer. (2) No person shall allow water from prises, taps or other outlets, whether they are defective or not, to run freely and in such manner or quantity as to be likely to find its way into any waste water system. (3) No person shall put or allow to be put into any water-closet, trap, gulley or other inlet to the waste water system, any matter which is likely to cause or tend to cause an obstruction in the sewerage system or the free flow of effluent. (4) No person shall put or allow to be put in the waste water system any matter which is likely to affect the system or to be prejudicial to health unless— (a) special agreement has been entered into with the Authority; (b) the effluent is of a type specified by the Authority; and (c) such fees as determined by the Authority have been paid.