TOWN Clerk Royston King has given all property owners in Georgetown’s central business district 14 days to connect all pipes to the sewerage system as opposed to the city’s alleyways and street drains.In an advertisement placed in last Wednesday’s edition of the Stabroek News, King said the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will begin a campaign on October 5, 2016, to prosecute all property owners who have their soil pipes and other related (pipes leading from water closets, baths and sinks) flowing into city drains.

“This is against the Georgetown Building Construction Public Health Provision Regulations, Section 19: Every new building shall be provided with such number of water closets, urinals, sinks, bath wastes or other sanitary conveniences in accordance with the Georgetown Sewerage Regulations, as may be required by the City Engineer,” said King.

He said the M&CC will also be moving to prosecute all property owners who have their roof gutter down-pipes draining directly into street drains and alleyways.

“This is against the Georgetown Building by-law Municipal and District Councils Act, Chapter 28:01. Property owners, who are in breach of these regulations, have 14 days to correct this negative public health situation,” King said.