Main Sewer Connections for Your Property

Main sewers are publicly owned and maintained by your water company and will be kept in good working order by professionals who can effectively carry out their upkeep. For homes situated in remote areas, cesspools, drainage fields and septic tanks are available to help dispose of sewage safely.

If you require your property to be connected to the mains sewer, a sewerage infrastructure charge is payable. If the process of connecting your sewer pipe to the mains involves excavations of public footpaths or grass verges, you will need to obtain consent from the Highway Authority (such as your local or County Council).

To connect to the mains sewerage system, your property must be located within a viable distance from your property and work for you as a cost-effective solution. Our drainage experts can analyse your property, the gradient and whether excavation is required.

Connecting to the Mains is Not Enforced

Although we would strongly recommend that, if possible, you connect your property to the mains sewer, it is not enforced if your property is more than a hundred feet from the nearest public sewer. It is a public duty that all water and sewerage companies have to ensure the area is effectively drained. However, you are not forced to connect your property to the main drain system.

If you decide not to connect your property to the main sewer system, you will have to pay for this by installing a private sewage system.

If you would like more information about your options, please do not hesitate to call the team at Coastal Drains today.