Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:16 pm
I recently submitted an application to Southern Water together with £200 application fee to connect directly into an existing public sewer running directly along side our property. The application was refused on the basis of our proposed connection (internal backdrop) as no other options available due to 2.5m invert and close proximity to foundations.
Anyway, i subsequently realised that i could in fact connect to our own private system as the falls required were not as much as i had thought. We are simply building a garage and need to discharge the rainwater to our combined system. I then qrote to Southern water saying could i have a refund as there was no "connection" required. They have responded saying that "you are still making a new communication with the public system....Therefore, you will need to obtain Southern Waters approval for this new communication and for teh additional loading being placed on the public sewerage system". In my view this is ridiculous!! Can they enforce this? THis means that anyone proposing to even install an additional bathroom in their property has to apply to the local water authority for Section 106 agreement. Am i just dealing with a difficult guy at Southern Water or is he actually right. If what he is saying is correct, i am sure that there are a lot of people in breach of Section 106 of the Water Industry Act 1991. Can you help?
Anyway, i subsequently realised that i could in fact connect to our own private system as the falls required were not as much as i had thought. We are simply building a garage and need to discharge the rainwater to our combined system. I then qrote to Southern water saying could i have a refund as there was no "connection" required. They have responded saying that "you are still making a new communication with the public system....Therefore, you will need to obtain Southern Waters approval for this new communication and for teh additional loading being placed on the public sewerage system". In my view this is ridiculous!! Can they enforce this? THis means that anyone proposing to even install an additional bathroom in their property has to apply to the local water authority for Section 106 agreement. Am i just dealing with a difficult guy at Southern Water or is he actually right. If what he is saying is correct, i am sure that there are a lot of people in breach of Section 106 of the Water Industry Act 1991. Can you help?
