Water Supply Connection Regulations

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Categories of water supply connections
Sl.No
Category
Purpose
1 Domestic  To supply water for domestic purposes
2 Non-domestic 

Other than domestic purposes ( includes Special Casual Connection,  except industries)
3 Industrial To supply water for manufacturing process which includes service stations, factories, Railways, Roadways, any other establishments where water is used as a raw material. 
4 Casual  For construction, fairs, or any other temporary use etc. for a maximum period of one year

New Water Connection

For getting new water connection (General Information)

1

 Request for application in plain paper has to be submitted by the applicant  to the concerned Assistant Executive Engineer of KWA Sub Division, under whose jurisdiction place of connection comes..

Domestic consumption of water
2 The application  form duly  filled  up   by  the  applicant  isare  to be submitted to the concerned Assistant Executive Engineer.  The ownership certificate  from the local body/copy of building permit, copy of ration card,  permit of inside installation,   four copies of plan ( prepared by a licensed plumber of  KWA ) and   necessary  postage stamps ( affixed in the acknowledgement cards ) have to be attached with it. 
3.

After  preliminary  scrutiny  at   the  subdivision the receipt of the application will be registered and an acknowledgement card will be sent to the applicant.
4.

The application is then forwarded to the concerned Assistant Engineer for feasibility report.
5.

The Assistant Engineer after  site   inspection  will  submit the application to the  Asst.   Executive Engineer with the feasibility report and remarks if any.
6.

The feasible applications, which  does not  require  any  clearance   from  other departments (PWD, NH, Local bodies etc.), will be given a temporary sanction within a  week and the  applicant  will be  asked   to  execute  the water supply agreement in  Rs. 50/- stamp paper and submit a sound water meter. The consumer, then  has  to remit the deposit and fees for the water connection. For others, the applicant has to produce the required clearance from other departments (consent/tar cut sanction from Local Body/PWD/NH if the line crosses public road after realising the restoration charges from the applicant there), and the time limit for temporary sanction will be one week after getting such clearance.  
7

After remitting the required fee, work order for the connection is issued from the sub division and the application is forwarded to the Assistant Engineer for further action. 
8

The applicant has to submit completion report (inside installations and plumbing work up to the meter point) through  the plumber. The connection shall be given after verifying the plumbing work. The maximum validity of the work order is six months. 
9

A provisional invoice card and a meter reading card will be issued to the consumer on the date of connection itself. The consumer shall make sure of the receipt of these cards while getting the connection  and is bound to produce the same on demand by the officials of Kerala Water Authority.

Casual connection

Amount of Rs.26.50/m2  subject to a maximum of Rs.20,000/- to be deposited by the applicant. General procedure  same  as  that of  new connection.  Valid License also to be submitted. On completion of work/ activity or  on occupation of  the building,  the consumer has to apply for the  closure or conversion of the casual  connection to temporary or permanent domestic/non-domestic connection. Permanent conversion can be made only if the new building is assigned a building number by the  Local body.  The  deposit shall be  released  only  in  cases  of  permanent  conversion.  Sanction  for casual connections and receipt and release of deposits shall be made only with the previous approval of the Executive Engineer.
 
Plumbers

        The Authority issues plumbing license to qualified (ITI Plumbing,Diploma in Civil/ Mechanical) after successful completion of a written test and practical test conducted yearly by the HRD wing.

        Plumbers shall be entrusted by the owner for arranging water and sewer connection, repairs, alterations, extensions, inside installations etc. For any such plumbing works, prior sanction of  the concerned Assistant Executive Engineer is required.

        The list of licensed plumbers will be available with the concerned Assistant Executive Engineer/ Executive Engineer. Customers are advised to verify the identity of the plumbers before entrusting any work to them. As the plumber is not an employee of the Authority, they are not authorised to collect any money on behalf of the Authority.