
Sewer Adoption Explained
In the UK, there is a nationwide system of sewers, and the network is divided into regions, with each region being under the jurisdiction of the relevant local water company. It is their responsibility to maintain and monitor the entire sewage system within their boundaries, which would be considerable, and they would need a huge amount of resources to effectively manage the region’s sewer system.
New Construction Projects
Let us take, as an example, a housing development in Hampshire. The property developer would have to seek out a contractor to design, build and install a sewer system, and of course, the new system would have to be adopted by the local water company. This effectively means that from day one, the water company will allow the housing development sewage system to be conne...