Question 2.5 of the CON29DW asks “Does the public sewer map indicate any public sewer within 30.48 metres (100 feet) of any buildings within the property?”
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Severn Trent Water is generally responsible for the water mains pipework up to and including the external stop tap, which is usually located at the property boundary.
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Pumping stations are shown as triangles on sewer plans and, as with sewers, different colours indicate their status. The colours are a follows: Continue reading “Why are some of the pumping stations on the sewer plans different colours?”
Pumping stations pump sewage to the nearest suitable gravity sewer or treatment works. From 1st October 2016 many formerly private pumping stations became the responsibility of water companies. To be eligible for transfer, they had to be operational prior to July 2011 and either serve multiple properties, or be located outside of the boundary of the single property they serve.
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In October 2011, over 37,000 km of private sewers transferred into the ownership of Severn Trent Water. Unfortunately, they were unable to plot the majority of transferred sewers onto their plans at that time, as no reliable records for most of these sewers existed. Continue reading “When will sewers which transferred over to Severn Trent Water’s responsibility in 2011 be plotted on sewer plans?”
