Current sewer adoption guidance
Practical guidance for developers, consultants, contractors, homeowners and landowners dealing with sewer adoption, connections and private sewer questions.
Overview
Start with the relevant water company's current requirements and the approved Water UK sewerage-sector guidance. The agreement, approved drawings and site-specific conditions remain the controlling documents for each development.
Work through the agreement, drawings, construction, testing and handover information before requesting a review.
View page →Understand the works and documentation usually needed to progress adoption.
View page →Review public sewer connection support and Section 106 considerations.
View page →Review adoptable pumping station and rising main support.
View page →Open Water UK's current sewerage-sector guidance and approved documents.
View page →See the practical help route and official Ofwat ownership guidance.
View page →Technical support
Use the guide for process and evidence questions, then move to the relevant service page when the need is construction, connection, pumping, testing, survey or remedial work. Requirements can vary by sewerage company and scheme, so current approved documents and the site agreement take priority over general web guidance.
Construction support aligned with approved foul and surface water drainage drawings.
View page →Prepare inspection evidence and identify practical close-out work.
View page →Review inspection comments and practical items preventing close-out.
View page →Questions
No. Use the current approved sector documents, the relevant sewerage company's requirements, the site agreement and competent professional advice for the project.
Gather the agreement, approved and as-built drawings, inspection comments, CCTV, test results and correspondence, then identify which evidence or practical items remain outstanding.
Ready to review the project?
We can review drainage strategies, S104/S106 information, CCTV notes and adoption handover requirements.