In our search report we report on the connection status of a residential property to the water and sewerage systems based on checking the current billing records held by the responsible water or sewerage company for that property. This is generally the method used to determine the connection status for Residential CON29DW searches as it is considered reasonable to assume that if a property is billed for a service then it can be considered likely to be connected for that service.
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The CON29DW explained – water adoption agreements
Our series on issues raised by the CON29DW looks at a one of the rarer situations raised by the search:
One of the more curious questions in the CON29DW is 3.3, which asks “Is any water main or service pipe serving, or which is proposed to serve the property, the subject of an existing adoption agreement or an application for such an agreement?”
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The CON29DW explained – water mains in boundaries
Our series on issues around the CON29DW looks at a rare but potentially serious situation.
Although public sewers within property boundaries are common, it is relatively unusual for a water main to pass through private land.
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Celebrating 15 years of the CON29DW: 2002 to 2017 and beyond
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The Drainage and Water Searches Network (DWSN) hosted a celebratory lunch for senior industry stakeholders at The Gherkin, London on Thursday, 19 October to mark the 15th Anniversary of the CON29DW.
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CPD Event – November 2017
Severn Trent Searches 2017 conference was held at the Harvest Fields Centre on 14th November.
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