Chapter IV
CONNECTION TO DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
Article 30. Connection to a drainage system
1. The connection work must ensure the followings:
a) Wastewater is collected and treated in order to achieve technical regulations and standards before being discharged into the environment;
b) The infiltration of wastewater into ground or other receiving waters is minimized.
2. All the discharging entities in the range of the sewer network of collection of rainwater and wastewater must connect to the drainage system except the cases exempted from connecting according to Article 35 of this Decree.
3. A rural residential area or an industrial zone connecting its own drainage system to the urban drainage system is considered to be a discharging entity that is using the urban drainage service and responsible for complying with the regulations of the drainage system on connection.
Article 31. Requirements for connection to a drainage system
1. A connection box must be located on the collecting network of the drainage system, at the connection point and on the public land which close to the border between the public land and private land of each discharging entities.
2. All the discharging entities must invest in the drainage systems within their private lands and connect to the connection boxes.
3. The investment in drainage system within a private land of a factory or a house of a discharging entity must comply with the technical standards and requirements for connection and connection agreement.
4. Every owner of a drainage system is responsible for investing in development of the drainage system which includes the sewer network for collecting and carrying from the connection boxes to sewer grade 3, grade 2 and grade 1.
Article 32. Regulations on wastewater discharge at the connection points
1. Discharging entities are allowed to discharge domestic wastewater into the drainage system through connection points.
2. Other kinds of wastewater must be collected and treated with local treatment systems that meet technical standard before being discharged into the drainage system through the connection points in accordance with the regulations on connection and connection agreement.
Article 33. Regulations on connection
1. The regulations on connection is to ensure the conduct of connection when investing in a new drainage system or expanding the range of the existing drainage service.
2. Contents of the regulations on connection
a) Specifications of connection points;
b) Required altitudes of connection points;
c) Specifications of connection boxes;
d) Time of connection;
dd) Quality and volume of wastewater to be discharged through a connection point;
e) Cost of connection and policy for supporting and encouraging the connection;
g) Financial obligations of the owner of the drainage system and discharging entities.
h) Rights and obligations of relevant parties and their mechanism of cooperation.
3. The regulations on connection to a drainage system must be notified to the residential areas in the range of the system.
4. The regulations on connections are part of the local regulations on drainage issued by the provincial People’s Committees.
Article 34. Support for connection to a drainage system
1. The support for connection is to encourage the discharging entities to connect their drainage system to the collecting network of the common drainage system; ensure the wastewater is collected thoroughly and the wastewater treatment plants are operated at the design capacity; ensure the efficiency of the investment in drainage system.
2. The entities for the support: meritorious and poor households at the standard regulated by the Prime Minister; the households do the connection as soon as the connection is required. The determination of households entitled for the support shall be decided by the provincial People’s Committees.
3. Forms of support:
a) Support a part or the whole cost of the installation from the connection box to the drainage pipe in the private land of the households.
b) The support fund is taken from the local state budget, investments or the capital of the drainage unit.
4. Depending on actual conditions of the administrative division, the owner shall decide the form of support for each entity.
Article 35. Connection agreement and exemption
1. Connection agreement is a written agreement between the drainage unit and the discharging entity about the connection location, specifications of the connection point, time of connection, quality and volume of wastewater to be discharged through the connection point.
2. The cases of exemption from connecting to the drainage system are as follows:
a) The discharging entity is close to receiving waters and the quality of wastewater reaches standards of environmental hygiene and the connection to the common drainage system may cause unreasonable expenditures for the discharging entity according to the regulations of the provincial People’s Committee.
b) There is no drainage system in the administrative division.
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