Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

23.   Rights of owners and occupiers within sewerage area to drain into foul water sewer

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    (1)   Subject to due compliance with the requirements of this Act the owner or occupier of any building within a sewerage area shall be entitled to drain foul water from such building into a foul water sewer:

Provided always that such person shall not discharge into the foul water sewer either directly or indirectly—

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    (a)     any liquid containing an appreciable quantity of sugar or fruit juice;

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    (b)     any liquid from a manufacturing process or factory which is other than soil or waste water except by agreement with the Sewerage Authority;

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    (c)     any uncontaminated surface water or any subsoil water;

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    (d)     any injurious chemicals;

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    (e)     any material likely to cause an obstruction;

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    (f)     any liquid from a septic tank.

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    (2)   Before permitting any matter to discharge into a foul water sewer the Sewerage Authority may require to approve analyses of such matter which shall be submitted to them by a competent person to show that the matter will not be injurious to the sewer or prejudicial to the means of disposal of foul water.

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    (3)   Any person who discharges into a foul water sewer any of the objects mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (1)(f) commits an offence against this Act.