Major changes of legislation which come into effect on 1st October 2011, saw the transfer to the water companies of responsibility for all existing private sewers and lateral drains that connect with the public sewer system. At the same time, in order to prevent the proliferation of new private sewers and laterals, further changes to the Water Industry Act made through the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, are also likely to see mandatory adoption of all new sewers and lateral drains. If this is implemented, developers will be required to enter into a Section 104 adoption agreement covering all new sewers and laterals that will connect to the public sewer system. A condition of the agreement would be a requirement to meet any standards published by the Secretary of State, or in Wales, by the Welsh Minsters.
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This will require major changes to Sewers for Adoption to cover the smaller sewers and lateral drains not previously included in such agreements. Sewers for Adoption has been an indispensible guide for those involved in the planning, design and construction of sewers and pumping stations on new developments where these are intended for subsequent adoption by water companies in England and Wales through an agreement under Section 104 of the Water Industry Act 1991.
This book is the definitive guide for those planning, designing and constructing sewers and pumping stations for subsequent adoption by water companies in England and Wales under Section 104 of the Water Industry Act.
Before construction work begins on new sewers proposed for adoption, a pre-start meeting must be completed. A Pre-Start Form (PDF) can be downloaded and submitted via Sewer.Adoptions@Severntrent.co.uk
Alternatively sewers can be offered for adoption to a new appointee and variation who can also provide wholesale water and/or sewerage services for a specified area. For more information please see our New Appointment and Variations (NAV).
Our guide to offering existing private sewer for adoption provides all of the information that you need to offer existing sewers for adoption. To apply for an existing sewer adoption, please complete the application form (PDF 239 KB opens in a new window).
If you are building a sewer or lateral drain which is intended to connect to one of our public sewers, you must enter in a S104 adoption agreement with Hafren Dyfrdwy before applying to connect to the sewer or beginning construction work related to the sewers.
S106 of The Water Industry Act 1991 sets out the legislation which governs new sewer connections. This was amended by Section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, which does not allow any new connection to a public sewer without a S104 adoption agreement in place. This ensures all sewers and lateral drains will be the responsibility of the undertaker and secure their future maintenance. S104 of the Water Industry Act provides the legislation in respect of adoption agreements.
For sewer adoptions, following completion of the work and satisfactory inspection, we will request As-Built information before placing the site onto a 12 month maintenance period. Subject to completion of this, we will complete a final inspection before vesting the sewers.
In 1802, Napoleon built the Ourcq canal which brought 70,000 cubic meters of water a day to Paris, while the Seine river received up to 100,000 cubic meters (3,500,000 cu ft) of wastewater per day. The Paris cholera epidemic of 1832 sharpened the public awareness of the necessity for some sort of drainage system to deal with sewage and wastewater in a better and healthier way. Between 1865 and 1920 Eugene Belgrand lead the development of a large scale system for water supply and wastewater management. Between these years approximately 600 kilometers of aqueducts were built to bring in potable spring water, which freed the poor quality water to be used for flushing streets and sewers. By 1894 laws were passed which made drainage mandatory. The treatment of Paris sewage, though, was left to natural devices as 5,000 hectares of land were used to spread the waste out to be naturally purified.[58] Further, the lack of sewage treatment left Parisian sewage pollution to become concentrated downstream in the town of Clichy, effectively forcing residents to pack up and move elsewhere.[58] 2ff7e9595c