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?”
Tag: sewer transfer
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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When will sewers which transferred over to Severn Trent Water’s responsibility in 2011 be plotted on sewer plans?
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?”
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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Build over problems
A change to the law in 2011 means that thousands of formerly private sewers are now publicly owned. But what are the implications when these sewers run under your property?
The 2011 Private Sewer Transfer saw the majority of private sewers and drains in England and Wales transferred into public ownership. Thousands of kilometres of pipework – the repair and maintenance of which homeowners were liable for (often without their knowledge) – became the responsibility of water companies. Whilst this was undoubtedly good news for homeowners, it has created somewhat of a legal grey area when these sewers have been built over by their former owners.
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