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7.1.5.5 — Private Sewers and Private Water Supply

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(1) Private water supply pipes shall be designed and installed according to MOE PIBS 6881e, “Design Guidelines for Drinking-Water Systems”.

(2) Private sewers shall be designed and installed according to MOE PIBS 6879, “Design Guidelines for Sewage Works”.

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private sewer

means a sewer other than a building sewer that, (a)is not owned or operated by a municipality, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks or another public agency, (b)receives drainage from more than one sanitary building drain either directly or through more than one sanitary building sewer or receives drainage from more than one storm building drain either directly or through one or more storm building sewers, and connects to a main sewer, or (c)serves as a place of disposal on the property, but does not include, (d)a sewer that carries only the sanitary waste or storm sewage from semi-detached houses each containing not more than two dwelling units, (e)a sewer that carries only the sanitary waste or storm sewage from one main building that is of care, care and treatment, detention, commercial or industrial occupancy and one ancillary building, or (f)a sewer that carries only the sanitary waste or storm sewage from a row housing complex having five or fewer dwelling units.

private water supply

means piping that serves as a source of supply on the property to more than one water service pipe.

sewage

means sanitary sewage or storm sewage.

sewage works

means sewage works as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act.

water system

means a water service pipe, a private water supply, a water distribution system, a fire service main or any part of any of them.

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