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Sewers And Lateral Drains In Reading, Berkshire

A public sewer is a pipe that takes foul or surface water waste away from more than one home and is owned by your local water authority who have a responsibility for blocked drains in sewers and lateral drains. A blocked drains responsibility depends on whether it originates from the sewers and lateral drains which would be your local water authority or it is from the drainage network on your property in which case is up to you.

Clearing Blocked Drains Reading can provide help and advice with CCTV inspection, drain cleaning plumbing and drainage maintenance on the drains on and up to your property boundary but now due to new legislation the responsibility for private sewers and lateral drains belongs to your local water authority. For drainage and sewerage issues on your property up to your boundary Clearing Blocked Drains Reading can provide you with CCTV drainage surveys to determine if you will take blocked drains responsibility or whether the issue is the responsibility of the local water authority.

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Drain Responsibility In Reading

Where Clearing Blocked Drains Reading drainage have identified that the blocked drain in question is private it is the responsibility of the property owner and not the local water authority to care for we may assist you.

The local water authority have drain experts like Clearing Blocked Drains Reading who are approved by them to carry out work such as clearing blocked drains using the latest technology and take responsibility for undertaking drainage alterations.

Drain Maintenance In Reading

Before October 2011 property owners were responsible for sewer, lateral drains and drainage which was often a confusing situation that sometimes caused confusion and disputes between neighbours but now Clearing Blocked Drains Reading plumbing and drainage can inform you that your local water authority has responsibility for sewer blockages and blocked drains beyond your property boundary.

It is the responsibility of the property owner to fix any leaking pipes or blocked drains on or inside a property and drainage companies such as Clearing Blocked Drains Reading can be employed to assist you. To find out if blocked toilets or drainage is the responsibility of your local water authority and to get the service you require contact with them directly.