Decree of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 144 / 1978 Coll.

Q: Is Decree of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 144 / 1978 Coll. still valid?

Yes, Decree of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 144 / 1978 Coll. is still valid and effective.

144

DECLARATION

Ministry of Forestry and Water Management of the Czech Socialist Republic

of 17 November 1978

on public water and public sewerage

The Ministry of Forestry and Water Management of the Czech Socialist Republic, as regards part of the Sixth Order, provides, in agreement with the Federal Price Office, pursuant to § 24 (6) and § 30 (4) of Act No. 138 / 1973 Coll., on Water (Water Act):

Část první

General provisions

§ 1

(1) The public water pipeline is a set of buildings and facilities for the mass supply of water to the population and to cover the water needs of the national economy.

(2) The set of public water supply facilities and facilities includes:

(a) public water supply series I to III category 1) stored in collectors or technical corridors, 2)

(b) public parts of water connections;

(c) hydrophores4) built at a water source or at a watercourse as separate objects to supply municipalities;

(d) public effluents,

(e) hydrants.

(3) The following shall not be considered as public water pipeline or part thereof:

(a) pipelines for the separate supply of water to individual plants, buildings and equipment and for fire protection purposes;

(b) hydrophone stations supplying individual higher buildings or groups of such buildings, where appropriate industrial or agricultural plants and hydrophone stations which are part of multi-purpose facilities (energpods, etc.).

§ 2

(1) Public sewerage is a set of buildings and facilities to drain and, where appropriate, the disposal of waste and withholding water from municipalities and settlements.

(2) A set of public sewerage objects and facilities include:

(a) public sewers I to III. categoris1) and objects on them stored in collectors or technical corridors, 2)

(b) public parts of sewage connections,

c) sewerage pump station 5) built

1. on a sewer network,

2. on public parts of the sewer connection,

(d) in specific cases of moats.

(3) The following shall not be considered as public sewerage or part thereof:

(a) separate sewerage to drain waste and precipitation water from individual plants, objects and equipment;

(b) sewerage service stations located on real estate connected to public sewerage, built for groups of buildings which require the construction of their own sewer network for the disposal of waste water, or built for individual properties.

§ 2a

(1) The water connection is a pipeline which brings water from the public water pipeline to the property just beyond the water meter (main water meter), or just before the main water closure for the property, unless the water meter is fitted.

(2) The water supply connection from the public water pipeline is a waterworks:

(a) to supply water to industrial or agricultural production sites;

(b) supply water to a group of objects where their supply requires the construction of their own distribution lines system;

(c) if it leads to objects for which a water pressure amplification device is built (hydrophone station, etc.),

(d) if it is longer than 100 m and serves to deliver water in a daily average quantity greater than 0,5 l / sec.

(3) Sewerage connection is a pipeline which takes waste water from the point of exit of internal sewerage (5a) to the sewerage network of public sewerage.

(4) The connection to public sewerage is a waterworks:

(a) if it serves to discharge waste water from industrial or agricultural production sites;

(b) taking waste water from a group of objects where their drainage requires the construction of their own sewer network;

(c) if it serves for discharges of waste water which require prior cleaning to comply with the maximum permitted pollution level and may only be discharged into the public sewerage network with the permission of the water authority;

(d) if it is more than 100 m long and its clearance is greater than 20 cm.

§ 2b

(1) The water and sewage connections are divided into public and household parts. The home part of the connection is the part that is on the connected property, unless otherwise specified.

(2) The property attached shall be considered as an object in which the water and land belonging to it form a continuous unit or which is assigned to it ("continuous unit '). 5b)

(3) The public part of a water or sewage connection shall be determined according to the following principles:

(a) where the water supply or sewage connection is connected to a water supply line or a street sewer ("distribution line") in a public area, 5c) the public part of the connection is the part which is stored in that public area up to the place where it leaves the public area for the first time;

(b) where a water or sewage connection is connected to a distribution line on a parcel other than a public area and is contained in it, the public part of the connection shall be a part of the supply line of a maximum of 2 m from the distribution line;

(c) if the water or sewage connection is connected to a distribution line on a parcel other than a public area and is not contained in it, the public part of the connection shall be part of the connection from the distribution line to the border of the connected property;

(d) where the water or sewage connection is connected to a distribution line at the border of public spaces and other than public spaces, the public part of the connection referred to in points (a) to (c) shall be determined, depending on where the connection diverges and on which land the connection is or is not entirely stored.

Before issuing a building permit in cases not covered by points (a) to (d), the administrator may agree otherwise, with the participation of a future user, to split the connection.

(4) The division of the connection determined or agreed in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall not change even if the property is changed.

Část druhá

Management of public pipelines and public sewerage

§ 3

Organisations that exercise the right to manage public water pipelines, public sewerage and their systems (hereinafter referred to as "the administrator ') are required to continuously ensure the necessary capacity of public water pipelines and public sewerage, as well as to create assumptions and conditions (e.g. early maintenance) for their economic and non-fault operation in accordance with technical standards; If the public tap or the public sewerage fails, the administrator shall ensure that they are corrected without delay.

§ 4

(1) The administrator is obliged to mark the underground management of the public water pipeline and the public sewerage according to the actual design of the construction (6) graphically on the maps of the large measure7), the location, the height and their description and changes. In order to do this, 8) the investor of the building provides the trustee with the necessary part of the documentation.

(2) The administrator is entitled to place an indicative marking (tables, bars, etc.) on buildings, fences, fences, fences, land, etc., and is obliged to keep these markings in good condition and in accordance with technical standards; when placing on the road or on land belonging thereto, the agreement of the infrastructure manager shall be required. The owner or organisation exercising the right to manage national property or the user who has the necessary right or obligation to dispose of real estate under special regulations (hereinafter the owner) of the property shall not be entitled to compensation for such restriction.

§ 5

(1) The administrator is obliged, at the request of the designer or the investor of the construction (installation) with which the land works are linked, to provide him with supporting documents and data on the location of the underground pipelines of the public water pipeline and the public sewerage in the construction site or its surrounding area, if such pipelines could be damaged by the ground works.

(2) In individual cases, the administrator may, at the request of the designer or of the investor of the construction (installation), draw the direction and height of the underground pipeline and the public sewerage into its documentation or place them in the field.

(3) In the case of infrastructure, an investor of new landscaping, reconstructions and major repairs only, is obliged, in agreement with the administrator, to make immediate adjustments to his cargo of hatches, shaft entrances, slide pots and other facilities of public water pipelines or public sewerage levels of newly modified terrain, construction or infrastructure.

§ 6

(1) Nothing can be modified or changed on public water and sewage facilities without the consent of the administrator.

(2) Only those designated by the administrator can handle public water supply and public sewerage facilities.

(3) Transfers of public water and sewage facilities may only be made on the basis of the authorisation of the water authority or, where appropriate, on the basis of the authorisation of another competent authority of the State.

§ 7

(1) The drainage of waste water by public sewerage to surface water is carried out by an oral object situated on a slope or at the bottom of the watercourse. The administrator shall be obliged to maintain the oral object in accordance with the conditions laid down by the water management authority.

(2) An oral object with seals and relief objects must be secured by the controller against tampering by unauthorised persons.

(3) The closure of the bilge network, which ensures protection of the area against flooding, is required by the administrator at the time of the flood activity in accordance with the flood plans and, where appropriate, the instructions of the flood authorities.

§ 8

The administrator shall:

(a) monitor the quality and measure the amount of waste water discharged from the public sewerage into surface water and ensure that it does not exceed the values laid down in the authorisation of the water operator under § 8 (1) (c) of the Water Act;

(b) regularly check that, under the collision-free flow-rate, waste water does not flow directly from the rainfall to the recipient, and remove the defects detected quickly.

§ 9

The staff authorised by the administrator shall be entitled to enter a property connected to a public water pipeline or to a public sewage system for the purpose of detecting and eliminating emergency and other disturbances on a public water pipeline or public sewage system, establishing the state of the internal water duct or internal sewage system, water consumption, water meter operation and control measurement of the quantity and quality of the water discharged. Where an authorisation is required under special rules, the authorised staff member shall be obliged to prove with such authorisation to the owner of the property, connected to a public water pipeline or to a public sewer which is entitled to take part in such checks.

Část třetí

Operation of public pipelines and public sewerage and conditions for connection to public pipelines and public sewerage

§ 10

(1) Real estate shall be connected to the public water supply line if it is not more than 50 m from the public water supply line built and allows the capacity of the public water supply line to be connected to the real estate.

(2) Real estate in which waste water is generated shall be connected to public sewerage, provided that it is not more than 50 m from the public sewerage of the public sewerage and that the capacity of the public sewerage and the conditions of the sewerage system can be connected. 9) It is not permitted to set up sinks and sewers for the separate disposal of waste water from real estate, which can be connected to public sewerage.

(3) Real estate is connected to the public water supply via the water supply and to the public sewerage via the sewage connection. A separate water or sewage connection shall be established for each connected property. Exceptionally, with the agreement of the administrator, one connection for several properties may be established, if technical or economic reasons so require, or more water or sewage connections for one property, if it is a large property, water at a different price, fire-fighting, etc.

(4) If the public sewerage has a separate system, 10) the waste and withholding water from each property must be carried out in the separate system.

§ 10a

(1) The investor of a newly built water or sewage connection is the owner who joins the public water or public sewerage, unless otherwise specified in the specific regulation. 11)

(2) The costs incurred in the repair or reconstruction of a water or sewage connection shall be allocated according to the costs actually incurred for the public and home part of the connection between the AIFM and the owner; if the purpose of the reconstruction is to make modifications to the internal water duct or to the internal sewage system, or if the repairs and repairs are caused by incorrect operation of the internal water duct or internal sewage system, they shall be borne by the owner.

(3) Owners of buildings intended for sanitation on the basis of a decision of the construction office to remove the construction are required to ensure the removal of the water and sewage connections to their cargo, the method of disposal must be agreed in advance with the administrator.

§ 10b

The administrator shall be a party to the proceedings for the issue of a building permit for water and sewage connections; monitor whether the conditions which it applied in its comments on the submitted project documentation have been fulfilled. If the connection is being merged, the administrator shall take over the public part of the connection.

§ 10c

(1) The right of management to the public part of a water or sewage connection built by a state socialist organisation shall be transferred to the administrator free of charge.

(2) Transfers of public parts of water or sewage connections built by organisations other than public or public citizens shall be carried out according to the Economic Code and the Civil Code. 11a) An economic contract or a written transfer agreement shall include an indication of the value of the assets transferred.

§ 11

(1) The investor of the home part of the water supply connection is obliged to notify the administrator of the estimated amount of water to be taken from the public water supply line, and the investor of the home part of the water supply connection is obliged to notify him of the quantity and quality of waste water to be discharged into the public sewage.

(2) The location of the water supply connection and the water meter on its home part or, where appropriate, the location of the control gauge shaft on the home part of the sewage connection shall be determined by the administrator.

(3) The connection of a water supply connection to a public water line or a sewer connection to a public sewerage may be made by the administrator or with the agreement of the construction organisation.

(4) A part of the plot above the public part of the water and sewage connections of a width of 1,5 m must be adapted so that the public part of the connection can be repaired; This adjustment is not required on the road. In addition, access to important water and sewage network facilities (e.g. fire hydrants, main closures, etc.) must be ensured.

§ 12

(1) Only real estate on which an internal water line or an internal sewage system is built can be connected to public water supply or public sewerage. 12)

(2) Prior to the connection of the property to the public water pipeline or to the public sewerage, the internal water duct and the internal sewerage shall be inspected and checked by the organisation authorised to carry out the works. The owner of the property shall submit the examination and construction drawings of the internal water duct and internal sewage to the administrator.

(3) In order to make adjustments to the internal tap, which substantially alter the existing conditions for the collection of water from the public tap or the conditions for the discharge of waste or special water into the public sewerage, the agreement of the administrator is necessary.

(4) The owner of the property may disconnect the property from the public water pipeline or from the public sewerage, or with the agreement of the AIFM and subject to its conditions.

§ 13

Hydrophone stations which are not part of a public water supply line may be set up and connected to the public water supply line only with the consent of the controller and according to his conditions.

§ 14

(1) The water shaft is part of the internal water duct. It is set up on connected properties by its owner.

(2) The water shaft shall be constructed in such a way that it is protected against the entry of water, gases and impurities; be drained, ventilated and safely accessible.

(3) The conditions for the construction of a horizontal shaft shall be determined by the administrator. If the proper and safe operation of the public water pipeline so requires, the administrator may require the owner of the property to set up, rebuild, or remove the horizontal shaft, even if the water supply connection is not cancelled.

§ 15

Sewerage service stations which are not part of a public sewerage can be set up and connected to the public sewerage via a sewerage connection only with the agreement of the administrator and according to his conditions.

Část čtvrtá

General conditions for the supply of water from public pipelines

§ 16

(1) The administrator who supplies water from the public water pipeline (hereinafter referred to as the supplier) ensures the supply of water in accordance with the conditions for the connection of the property to the public water pipeline laid down in this Decree and the technical standards.

(2) The owner of the property for which the water from the public water pipeline is supplied (hereinafter the "buyer") may withdraw the water to the agreed amount and, if the amount of the supply is not agreed, as the case may be. In doing so, they shall comply with the regulations and measures issued to ensure the correct functioning of the internal tap and its components and follow the instructions of the supplier.

(3) In cases referred to in § 24 (1) (d) to (j), if the customer fails to comply with the conditions of collection, the supplier shall be entitled to restrict or interrupt the supply of water.

(4) The supplier is not obliged to meet the requirements of the customer for the time of delivery, quantity, pressure, different water quality that goes beyond the possibilities of water supply by existing public water supply facilities. The customer shall ensure compliance with these requirements with his own costs and equipment after approval of the supplier.

§ 17

The water collection from the public water supply line is measured by the supplier using a water meter when the water from the public water supply line is brought to the property by a water supply connection. The range of water taken for different purposes, for which payment is paid at different rates, shall be measured for each payment by a separate water meter provided by the customer; If such measurements cannot be carried out, the quantity shall be determined according to the annual indicative water consumption numbers listed in the Annex to this decree. If the supplier decides to install a water connection from which the water consumption has not yet been measured, the water meter shall be obliged to make the necessary adjustments to the internal water supply line according to his instructions and technical standards.

§ 18

(1) The collection of water from hydrants, except for fire-fighting equipment which is subsequently reported by the fire department, shall be measured according to the conditions of the supplier; where the supplier allows short-term water sampling for operational purposes, the water consumption shall be measured by means of a water meter on the hydrants extension.

(2) The collection of water from public effluent stands, established exceptionally in cases where it is not advisable to establish water connections to individual properties, is measured by a water meter or is determined in accordance with the annual indicative water consumption numbers.

§ 19

According to the annual indicative water consumption numbers, the amount of water collection shall be determined in all cases where no water meter is fitted.

§ 20

(1) The water meter is in the administration of the supplier who performs its installation (assembly), maintenance and can replace it at any time on his load.

(2) The waterometer is subject to official verification in accordance with specific rules. 14) If the customer has doubts as to the accuracy of the watermeter data, he shall be entitled to ask the supplier to check the water meter. The supplier shall, within 30 days of the date of receipt of the notification by the customer, ensure that the water meter is tested according to the technical standard. 15) The supplier shall notify the customer without delay of the result.

(3) If the water meter test requested by the customer finds that:

(a) the water meter is defective, or that its data deviate from the fact more than the technical standard allows, 15) the person benefiting from the derogation shall pay the financial difference from the date of the last non-affected deduction; the costs of checking and replacing the water meter shall be borne by the supplier;

(b) its data do not deviate from the actual value more than the technical standard allows; 15) the customer pays the cost of the check.

(4) The request for a water meter check shall not relieve the customer of the obligation to pay the payment within the prescribed period. If it is not possible to accurately determine the amount of water taken over the time of the water meter failure, it shall be calculated according to the same period of last year. If there is a new sampling or change in the sampling ratios, the amount of this sampling shall be determined according to the annual indicative water consumption numbers.

§ 21

(1) The collector may place on his load his / her own subsidiary water gauge 16) (e.g. for a hostel, shop, factory, etc., located in a residential house); the installation of this water meter shall be notified to the supplier.

(2) If the downstream water meter is fitted by the supplier to the customer, the water meter is in the supplier's administration and can be replaced or withdrawn at any time by the supplier for reasons of public water supply.

(3) The amount of water for the property is determined by deduction on the water meter.

§ 22

(1) The collector is obliged to enable the supplier to access the water meter and the main water closure, protect the water meter from damage and notify the supplier of the measurement defects without undue delay, as well as of the internal water supply.

(2) The collector shall immediately remove any obstacles which make it impossible to read on the main water meter, in particular to immediately implement measures against flooding of the space in which the water meter is located.

§ 23

(1) Water supply is satisfied by the transfer of water from a public water pipeline to a customer's facility.

(2) When delivering water through water connections, the supply is satisfied

(a) by water flow through the main water meter, if fitted;

(b) by flow of water at the point where the public part of the connection passes into the home part of the connection. (3)

(3) Unless otherwise agreed between the supplier and the customer, the supply of drinking water is agreed. 17)

(4) The collector is obliged to ensure that the downstream users maintain all the regulations concerning the collection and management of water from public pipelines.

§ 24

(1) The supplier is entitled to restrict or interrupt the supply of water from the public water pipeline

(a) when carrying out planned repairs, maintenance and revision work;

(b) for reasons caused by natural disasters (e.g. floods, landslides, storms, fires, etc.),

(c) in the event of an accident on a water network or in other cases caused by operational needs, where there is a risk of delay;

(d) if the customer's equipment or means of collection do not comply with the rules to the extent that it may endanger the health, safety of persons or property, or, where appropriate, cause an exceptional drop or fluctuation in water pressure from other customers;

(e) where the customer prevents suppliers from accessing measuring instruments,

(f) if the connection of the water connection was found to be connected to the customer without the consent of the supplier,

(g) if the customer has not removed, within a period to be determined by the supplier, faults on the internal water duct or defects affecting the measurement or has not taken measures to protect the water meter and the main closure;

(h) if the customer leaves the water to another user without the supplier's consent;

(i) if the purchaser draws more than the agreed quantity of water, if the quantity is agreed;

(j) if the buyer has not paid the payment for the water consumption for two consecutive settlement periods, or within an additional reasonable period, which the supplier has provided him with warning that he will otherwise interrupt the supply,

(k) the restriction or other arrangements for the supply of drinking water by the water authority. 18)

(2) The supplier shall notify the customer, in an appropriate manner, of the restriction or interruption of the supply of water, except for the reasons referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 1, except for the interruption of the supply of water within 24 hours of the occurrence of the reason for the restriction or interruption of the supply of water.

(3) After removal of defects or causes for which delivery has been restricted or interrupted, the supplier is obliged to restore the water supply.

(4) The supplier is obliged to interrupt the supply of water if the customer so requests in order to remove defects on the home part of the water connection.

§ 25

(1) During the sampling of water from the public tap:

(a) without contract with the supplier;

(b) contrary to the contract to be concluded;

1. where the purchaser collects water for other purposes or in more than one quantity than agreed;

2. if the customer has taken such measures as to ensure that the water meter does not either record or misrecord the water meter to the detriment of the supplier, if it is deliberately using an incorrectly modified water meter, or if the water meter has damaged, damaged its seal or did not report its accidental damage within three days of its detection and use of the water meter;

3. the use of a hydrometer fire bypass (19) for purposes other than fire;

These water withdrawals shall be charged at the rate of the payment associated with the supply of water from public water pipelines for the quantity of water collected, as determined by technical calculation, based on the clarity of the pipeline, the proven or anticipated time of water collection and the purpose for which the water was used.

(2) The amounts thus determined shall be added to the costs associated with the examination of the sampling cases referred to in paragraph 1, but not less than 50 CZK.

§ 26

(1) In the cases referred to in § 24 (1) (a) to (c) which hinder the supply of water, the supplier shall be required to provide alternative supplies (e.g. by importing drinking water in tanks) to the extent of the emergency supply of drinking water to the population at an affordable distance and at the cost of invoicing the payment associated with the supply of water from public pipelines.

(2) During the emergency water supply, water collection may not be invoiced at the level of the indicative water consumption numbers; only the quantity of water actually delivered at the time of replacement is invoiced to the customer. The supplier is entitled to allocate this quantity to individual customers in the proportion in which they collected water during the same period of last year.

(3) The collector shall cooperate with the supplier to enable the replacement supply of water.

§ 27

(1) The supplier is not liable for damage caused by a lack of water pressure in the case of a limited supply of water for a failure on the tap or on the public part of the water supply or in the event of interruption of the supply of electricity for a service station, or in the case of a lack of drinking water, or for any other reason where the supplier is entitled to restrict or interrupt the supply of water.

(2) If a failure of the public water supply plant occurs, the supplier is obliged to ensure that the repair is carried out; The customer has the same obligation in the event of failure of his equipment (internal water supply, home part of the connection).

(3) The collector must not directly link the internal water supply line connected to the public water supply network with a pipeline supplied from another source (e.g. from his own hydrophone, storage tank, etc.) and connect the water supply through the appliance to the pipeline that takes out the sewage. The connection of the internal distribution line supplying water from different connections requires the consent of the supplier. The collector shall also comply with technical standards in other cases. 20)

Část pátá

General conditions for waste water drainage by public sewerage

§ 28

(1) Only quality and quantity waters may be carried out by public sewerage operations in accordance with the conditions of the sewerage plan or, where appropriate, with an authorisation issued by the water management authority. 21)

(2) The owner of the property, or parts thereof, and of the facilities in which waste water is generated (hereinafter referred to as "the buyer"), may only attach them to the public sewerage via a sewer connection.

(3) If the sewage connection is a waterworks, it shall have a control shaft for measuring the amount of waste water and sampling it. The shaft shall be positioned so that it is always accessible.

(4) The AIFM which transmits waste water through public sewerage (hereinafter referred to as "supplier") is required to check the measurement of the quantity and quality of pre-treated waste water discharged into the public sewerage in order to comply with the standards of the sewerage system.

§ 29

(1) Waste water discharged into the public sewerage and taken away by the customer is measured by its measuring devices, agreed with the supplier, usually at the place where the waste water discharged from the property passes from the customer's facilities to the supplier's facilities, if technically possible. The measuring device may also be located in the nearest public sewer shaft or in a specific profile, or at another location agreed between the supplier and the customer.

(2) Permanent measuring equipment shall be verified and maintained in a state of operation. The type of measuring device and its size shall correspond to the flow rate, the quality of the water emitted and the method of discharge according to the technical standard. 22)

(3) If the supplier has doubts as to the accuracy of the measurements, he shall request the customer in writing to check the measuring equipment. The collector shall, within 30 days of receipt of the request, ensure that the measuring equipment is tested; If the test finds that the measuring device is defective, the customer is obliged to replace it for correct.

(4) The test of the measuring equipment shall be carried out according to specific regulations. 14) If the test finds that the measurement equipment data is:

(a) do not deviate from reality more than the technical conditions of the measuring equipment or the derogation agreed between the supplier and the customer, the costs of the test shall be borne by the supplier;

(b) deviate from the actual values more than the technical conditions of the measuring equipment or the derogation agreed between the supplier and the customer, the property settlement of the resulting differences shall be made of the payment for the collection of waste water; the costs of checking and replacing the measuring equipment shall be borne by the customer.

§ 30

(1) If the quantity of water emitted is not measured, it is assumed that the customer who takes the water from the public water pipeline discharges into the public sewerage the amount of water that he found on the water meter or according to the annual indicative water consumption figures from the water duct plus the amount of water obtained from other sources.

Citation	Decree of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 144 / 1978 Coll., on Public Waterways and Public Sewerage
Regulation Type	-
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	12.12.1978
Effective from	01.04.1979
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

Decree of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management of the Czech Socialist Republic on public water pipelines and public sewerage

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