C10: Drains, Sewers and Pumping Stations

Synopsis

This Guidance Note:

• Explains the difference between drains and sewers and who is responsible for their maintenance.
• Explains the responsibilities for private sewers from 1st October 2011.
• Points out the changes to the responsibility for pumping stations from the 1st October 2016.
• Gives advice on how to avoid blocked drains and maintain them.
• Looks at insurance and drains.

Covering Topics

• Overview
• What are Drains, Sewers and Pumping Stations?
• Responsibility for Drains and Sewers
• Responsibility for Pumping Stations
• Who Is Responsible?
• Diagrams to Illustrate Responsibility
• Enforcement of Statutory Drainage Legislation
• Avoiding Blocked Drains and Sewers
• Maintenance of Drains - Advice for Managing Agents
• Maintenance of Pumping Stations - Advice for Managing Agents
• Insurance and Blocked Drains and Sewers
• Appendix