South Staffs Water is a water only company, responsible solely for providing drinking water to their customers. They have no responsibility for providing sewerage services. Severn Trent Water is the responsible sewerage undertaker in this area. As such, South Staffs Water plans contain only their water assets and public mains water pipes and Severn Trent Water provide separate plans showing the public sewers in the area. However, because South Staffs is required to bill the property for water services they also bill for sewerage services on behalf of Severn Trent Water.
Tag: sewers
A grand flaw in house designing
The dangers of skipping a drainage and water search exposed in channel 4 show.
Viewers of a recent episode of Channel 4’s Grand Designs may have seen a textbook example of the benefits of buying a drainage and water search.
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The CON29DW explained – sewage treatment works
Our regular series examining the CON29DW this month looks at sewage treatment works.
Question 2.9 of the CON29DW states: “Please state the distance from the property to the nearest boundary of the nearest sewage treatment works.” This question is designed to inform the public about an unpleasant but necessary part of the sewage treatment process.
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Where can I obtain a copy of a section 104 agreement?
Severn Trent Water regards sewer adoption agreements as a private arrangement between themselves and the developer and do not issue copies to third parties. However, prior to adoption, developers remain responsible for the sewers, and they are usually able to provide a copy.
The top ten sewers in film
We list the ten best film scenes set in sewers:
Here at Severn Trent Searches there’s nothing we enjoy more than producing lots of lovely CON29DWs. Honestly, we love it, we’d probably do it for free (note for any Severn Trent executives reading this, please don’t put this to the test). However, much as producing searches is our absolutely, utter, complete favourite thing in the world (is this fooling anyone?), we do occasionally like to do other things.
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