American Samoa Administrative Code

(a) Cross-connection Prohibited. Unprotected cross-connections between the public water supply and any unapproved source of water are prohibited. (b) Backflow Protection Required. To comply with public health rules, the utility will require the installation of approved double che…

Where reduced or increased pressure is desired the customer shall be responsible for installing and maintaining the necessary regulators, pumps, and relief valves. In such cases, the equipment shall be installed on the customer’s side of the meter and at his own risk and expense,…

All individuals or business organizations are forbidden to attach any round wires to any plumbing which is or may be connected to a service connection or main belonging to the utility; the utility will hold the customer liable for any damage to its property occasioned by such gro…

(a) Where water is wastefully or negligently used on a customer’s premises, seriously affecting the general service, the utility may discontinue the service if such conditions are not corrected within 5 days after giving the customer written notice. (b) The consumer has sole cont…

(a) The utility or its duly authorized agents shall at all reasonable times have the right to enter or leave the customer’s premises for any purpose properly connected with the service of water to the customer. (b) Any inspection or recommendations made by the utility or its agen…

(a) The utility shall not be liable for damage resulting from an interruption in service. Temporary shutdowns may he resorted to by the utility for improvements and repairs. Whenever possible and as time permits, all customers affected will be notified prior to such shutdowns. (b…

No water and no water service shall be furnished to any customer free of charge exact the utility and as provided in 12.0340. History: Rule 11-81, eff 1 Aug 81, Art. 2 § 27.

(a) Ships. The port administration will be responsible for watering ships through meters provided at the wharves. The port administration will be billed regularly by the utility for water passing through these meters. (b) Water trucked to individual homes by the utility will be d…

A standard lease agreement on water supply sources is available from the utility, department of legal affairs, or the office of Samoan affairs. Lessees may receive credit gallons per month as specified in the lease. History: Rule 11-8l, eff 1 Aug 81, Art. 2 § 29. III. Protection,…

(a) All plans proposing construction of the following waste disposal facilities must have the written approval of the general manager: (1) Sewage disposal systems: (A) Cesspools; (B) Septic tank system; (C) Individual household aerobic units; (2) Sanitary landfills; (3) Refuse di…

The subject of surface waters shall be governed by the appropriate and applicable federal and territorial statutes, rules, regulations, directives, and standards as currently exist and as may, from time to time, hereafter be amended. History: Rule 11-81, eff 1 Aug 81, Art. 3 § 2.…

(a) Any person planning to use pesticides on lands within a restricted watershed must obtain written approval from the general manager in addition to any other approval or permit required by law. Restricted watersheds include but may not be limited to the following areas: (1) Taf…

(a) Whenever applications for any land use activity within the watersheds serving the utility, whether permitted or not by territorial agencies, are submitted to the general manager for his review, the general manager shall investigate the effects the proposed use may have on wat…

An application for drilling any new well to develop water, modifying, recasing, or changing the use to other than originally practiced or approved of an existing well from which water is to be drawn or reusing for water-development purposes any well which has been unused for a pe…

(a) “Caution” low-water condition exists: (1) at anytime during the period in which 3 or more of the groundwater head levels at the facilities listed in Schedule I, under subsection (f) of this section fall below the levels designated in column A of that schedule for such facilit…

There shall be a service charge as follows: Monthly Bimonthly (a) All meter sizes $2.00 $4.00 (b) Flat rate 2.25 4.50 History: Rule 11-81, eff 1 Aug 81, Art. 4 § eff 3 Aug 83. § 2.

(a) In addition to the service charge for all water drawn there shall be charged: Residential Commercial Monthly Per 1,000 Gallons (1)For thc first 20,000 gallons $0.80 $0.85 (2)Over 20,000 gallons 0.90 0.85 or Bimonthly Per 1,000 Gallons (3) For the Cost 10,000 gallons $0.80 $0.…

Rates per 1,000 gallons shall be increased by $0.01 per 1,000 gallons for each $20,000 or fraction thereof by which electric power cost to the water utility exceeds $400,000. Flat rates shall be increased $0.40 for the first outlet and $0.05 for each additional outlet. History: R…

(a) These rates apply to services used exclusively for fire-protection purposes including automatic fire sprinkler services connected to alarm systems, fire hydrants, and wet standpipes which are protected against theft, leakage, or waste of water and to which no connections or u…

Water development charges shall be levied against all new developments requiring water supplies from the water utility’ system or additional water supplies from existing water services. Developers shall pay the water development charges before water services are made available to…

Installation charges shall be levied for the installation of service and/or meter connections. The charges based on the costs of installing service and meter connections shall be determined by the general manager and performed on a job order basis. Applicants shall pay the charge…

Water trucked to individual homes by the water utility will be clone at the discretion of the utility on a job order basis. History: Rule 11-81, eff 1 Aug 81, Art. 4 § 7.

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in these regulations shall be as follows: (a) “BOD” (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory p…

No person other than the enforcing officer shall uncover, make connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the enforcing officer. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., eff prior to 1975…

Within one year of enactment of these regulations, a building sewer shall be provided for every building which contains piped water facilities that may be used for any normal domestic purposes. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., eff prior to 1975, § 10.03.

All building sewers from buildings which stand within 300 feet of an existing public sanitary sewer shall, within one year of enactment of these regulations, be connected to said public sewer unless specifically exempted by the enforcing officer. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., …

All building sewers from buildings which stand within 300 feet of any public sanitary sewer shall, within one year of completion of construction, be connected to said public sewer unless specifically exempted by the enforcing officer. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., eff prior to…

A septic tank and leaching field conforming to the recommendation set forth in the U.S. Public Health Service Publication No.526, “Manual of Septic Tank Practice”, latest edition, shall be provided to receive the discharge of any building sewer which is not connected to a public …

Old building sewer pipes and facilities may be used in connection with new building sewers only when they are found, on examination and test by the enforcing officer, to meet all requirements of these regulations. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., eff prior to 1975, § 10.07.

The size, slope alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes or other applicable and…

No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, area-way drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. History: Env. Qua…

The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes and other applicable rules and regulations of the government. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the enforci…

The applicant for the building permit shall notify the enforcing officer 48 hours prior to the time when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the enforcing officer or his representativ…

All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory t…

All cost of installation of building sewers and septic tanks shall be the responsibility of the persons being served, except that the government may, at times, offer financial assistance to existing dwelling owners equal to but not more than half the construction cost. History: E…

In the instance of making any connection to a public sanitary sewer that previously served a septic tank, the septic tank shall be filled with earth to make that septic tank operable. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., eff prior to 1975, § 10.14.

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., eff prior to 1975, § 10.…

Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the enforcing officer. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., eff prior to 1975, § 10.16.

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer: (a) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas; (b) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, li…

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the enforcing officer that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment, have an adverse e…

(1) If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in 12.0410 of this article, and which in the judgment of the enforcing officer may have a deleterious e…

Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the enforcing officer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such inte…

Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense. History: Env. Qual. Comm. Regs., err prior to 1975, § 10.21.

When required by the enforcing officer, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling…

All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of “Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater”, published by the American Public H…

No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the government and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the government for treatment, subject to …

No unauthorized person shall maliciously, wilfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under…

The enforcing officer and other duly authorized employees of the government bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provsions of…

While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in 12.0426, the enforcing officer or duly authorized employees of the government shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for i…

The enforcing officer and other duly authorized employees of the government bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the government holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of but not limited to, inspe…