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Mains surface water drainage
first78
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There's a question in all the paperwork I'm filling out to sell my house...'is the property connected to mains surface water drainage' I have no idea what this is?! Can anyone tell me if most houses have this please?
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It's related to where any rain-water falling on your property drains to. If you're not in the middle of the countryside I would assume that you are. Do you have any of your water-bills to hand? Most water companies now make a charge for it.0
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In built up areas there are three possibilities:
1. Rainwater (surface water) goes to combined foul and surface water sewer. This is most likely with older properties.
2. Rainwater goes to a soakaway in the garden. Drainage authorities in more recent years have not wanted rainwater going into foul sewers and since sometime I think in the 1960s most new houses have had soakaways, but in areas where the ground couldn't take water soaking away then:
3. Rainwater goes to a separate surface water sewer.RICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0
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