Waste water

Walton, Eric

Waste water - 2005 - Solicitors' Journal 149(13) 1 April 2005, 370-372(3) .

Discusses the problems of properties which are at risk from flooding by sewers. Ofwat estimates that some 29 000 properties in England and Wales are at risk from flooding from combined sewers where the peak flow is dependent on rainfall intensity and duration. Mentions the causes of flooding which can range from ageing sewers to low lying areas suffering from increased levels of ground water infiltration and also the responsibility for flood prevention.


WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991