Spinny Posted 7 hours ago Author Posted 7 hours ago (edited) @JuddlyFire No I don't believe it does imply that. My reading of it is that where a drain serves more than one property then it is a public sewer and it the responsibility of the sewer company. So this means the red extends to and includes the first chamber only. Nothing beyond that is used by more than one property. However the pipework between the neighbours private chamber and my public chamber is also the responsibility of the sewer company but only where it runs on my property. That is the section on my property is buff coloured and is a lateral drain. Therefore I believe the neighbour requires a lateral build over agreement from the sewer company. Presumably it will be up to the sewer company whether they will grant this when the neighbour plans to build over their chamber restricting the sewer company's ability to rod the lateral drain they own from the upstream side ? Edited 7 hours ago by Spinny
mjc55 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, Spinny said: @JuddlyFire No I don't believe it does imply that. My reading of it is that where a drain serves more than one property then it is a public sewer and it the responsibility of the sewer company. So this means the red extends to and includes the first chamber only. Nothing beyond that is used by more than one property. However the pipework between the neighbours private chamber and my public chamber is also the responsibility of the sewer company but only where it runs on my property. That is the section on my property is buff coloured and is a lateral drain. Therefore I believe the neighbour requires a lateral build over agreement from the sewer company. Presumably it will be up to the sewer company whether they will grant this when the neighbour plans to build over their chamber restricting the sewer company's ability to rod the lateral drain they own from the upstream side ? @Spinny I think your logic is flawed! The part from outside your property to the drain on your land is indeed public sewer, from the drain to the boundary with your neighbour is 'Lateral' therefore responsibility of water co. Everything else, from the drain on your land to your house is your responsibility and from the fence onwards is the neighbours responsibility.
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