14. Maintenance of storage tank

Subject to paragraph (4), any consumer responsible for the maintenance of any part of a water service installation having a storage tank shall engage, at least once every 12 months (or such longer period as the Board may allow in any particular case), a licensed plumber to inspect, and where necessary to clean and disinfect, the storage tank and certify that —

the storage tank is fit and safe for the storage of piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater);

the water contained in the storage tank is free from contamination or pollution and that there is no likelihood of such contamination or pollution;

water samples taken from the storage tank pass the appropriate chemical and bacteriological examinations;

the storage tank is properly maintained; and

there is no leakage and no likelihood of leakage in the water service installation, including the storage tank.

Any consumer who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

[Deleted by S 341/2020 wef 30/04/2020]

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a consumer responsible for the maintenance of any water service installation having any storage tank in residential premises which do not take their water supply through a master meter.

Subject to paragraph (4), any consumer responsible for the maintenance of any part of a water service installation having a storage tank shall engage, at least once every 12 months (or such longer period as the Board may allow in any particular case), a licensed plumber to inspect, and where necessary to clean and disinfect, the storage tank and certify that —

the storage tank is fit and safe for the storage of piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater);

the water contained in the storage tank is free from contamination or pollution and that there is no likelihood of such contamination or pollution;

water samples taken from the storage tank pass the appropriate chemical and bacteriological examinations;

the storage tank is properly maintained; and

there is no leakage and no likelihood of leakage in the water service installation, including the storage tank.

Any consumer who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

[Deleted by S 341/2020 wef 30/04/2020]

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a consumer responsible for the maintenance of any water service installation having any storage tank in residential premises which do not take their water supply through a master meter.