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?”
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My CON29DW has indicated that there is a public pumping station within the boundary of my property (Q2.4.1). What are the implications of this?
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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The CON29DW questions explained – pumping stations
Our series on the questions in the CON29DW looks at pumping stations – the subject of two recent additions to the search
Questions 2.4.1 and 2.5.1 were only added to the CON29DW in late 2016. The former asks whether any public pumping stations (or ancillary apparatus) are located within the boundary of the property. The latter asks whether any pumping stations are located within 50 metres.
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The CON29DW questions explained – sewers within property boundaries
Our series examining the CON29DW takes a look at one of the most common issues raised by the search: sewers within property boundaries.
Question 2.4 of the CON29DW asks “Does the public sewer map indicate any public sewer, disposal main or lateral drain within the boundaries of the property?” This seemingly innocuous question is in fact one of the main areas of concern in the search, and results in more queries to ourselves from customers than any other question.
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Changes to drainage and water searches pricing from 1st April 2017
We are making some changes to the pricing of our range of drainage and water searches from Saturday 1st April 2017.
The price of the CON29DW Drainage and Water Enquiry will increase by £2 to £47 (£56.40 Inc. VAT). Other Severn Trent residential drainage and water searches will increase by the same amount.
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