Village Info

First we get mains drainage then possibly gas - see attached letter kindly provided by Andrew Hopkins

Information on Sewers

It is estimated that up to 50% of properties connect to private sewers in some form or another. Householders are often unaware that their property is connected to a private sewer or that they are responsible for its maintenance and repair (sometimes jointly with others) until a problem occurs. The problems associated with private sewers and drains include:

• establishing ownership and responsibility for maintaining shared private sewers;
• the unwillingness of some owners to accept their responsibilities;
• difficulty of acquiring contribution towards the cost of repair of shared private sewers;
• the high costs of repair to private sewers and drains;
• difficulty of getting private sewers adopted by the sewerage undertaker; and
• sewage flooding from private sewers.

Government has already taken action to tackle these problems in two stages: the first stage (now in place) seeks to prevent further problems by introducing a protocol for the construction of new sewers.

The second stage looks at existing private sewers. A public consultation reviewing existing private sewers in England and Wales sought views on a number of possible solutions, including the adoption of private sewers by sewerage undertakers. The Government published a response to the consultation in October 2004. This summarises responses, gives the Government's views and sets out the issues that need to be addressed before a final decision can be made.

FUTURE PROJECTS IN ST MARY CHURCH

ST MARY CHURCH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION QUESTIONNAIRE

We are approaching the time when the Spinney will be complete except for on-going planting and maintenance.

The Committee would welcome your comments and suggestions as to ¡®where we go from here¡¯ to enhance and improve our village environment.

To that end we would ask you to contact any one of the committee members with your comments and suggestions, along with your name and address

email ideas@stmarychurch.org.uk

This page last updated 20 July 2009