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Private Drains and Sewers September 2011 Allan Warren General Manager PDaS Programme

Private Drains and Sewers September 2011 Allan Warren General Manager PDaS Programme. PDaS Update on Progress - Timeline. Will transfer All private sewers (shared pipes) which drain to public network All drains/laterals (serving one property) outside property boundaries

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Private Drains and Sewers September 2011 Allan Warren General Manager PDaS Programme

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  1. Private Drains and Sewers September 2011Allan Warren General Manager PDaS Programme

  2. PDaS Update on Progress - Timeline Will transfer • All private sewers (shared pipes) which drain to public network • All drains/laterals (serving one property) outside property boundaries • Private pumping stations (on a phased basis over 5yrs) Won’t transfer • Drains/laterals (serving one property) within property boundaries • Surface water sewers draining to watercourses • Private treatment works • Septic tanks Private pumping stations transfer on a phased basis through to October 2016 April 2011 June 2011 Mandatory Build Standards apply WE ARE HERE

  3. Following transfer, customers will still be responsible for some drainage pipes Today • Home owners are responsible for everything up to the main sewer, including the connection Post-transfer • All sewers transfer • All laterals and drains outside property boundaries transfer - BUT • Home owners are still responsible for the private drains within their boundary

  4. What it means to Severn Trent Today Addition post-transfer Sewer length (km) 54,000 km 37,000 km Pumping Stations (No.) 3,100 Around 4,000

  5. Impact on Highway Authorities • No change in current volume of operational work in the Highway. i.e. blockage clearance. • No change to how Developers/customers procure sewer/drain connections in the highway • Will have to apply to you for a licence • From 1 April 2012 sewer/drain connections will have to comply to new mandatory build standards and we will adopt the connections (assumes standards are implemented) SevernTrent will notice in the event that blockage occurs on a transferred asset in the highway

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