Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Storm water drain pipe blocked 2Aug 10, 2011 3:33 pm Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Storm water drain pipe blocked 7Aug 11, 2011 3:16 pm Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Storm water drain pipe blocked 9Aug 16, 2011 7:05 am Hi I can't understand how the council can claim that this isn't their problem (well, they are a council so I can understand how they can claim it, but I still think it is their problem). As I understand it your pipes are delivering the water to the LPOD, so there is no blockage on your pipes. The definition of LPOD says it all. It is the point where you may legally discharge your storm water. If the blockage occurs after the LPOD then it is in the council service - I think of it like the water meter or electricity meter - it is a service boundary. Anything on one side is my problem, anything on the other side is the service provider's problem. Developers are required to provide this sort of infrastructure when they create an estate, but this infrastructure passes to the council once the developer has finished. You say you have tried water jetting (which makes sense - why fight with council when you can solve the problem relatively cheaply yourself) and it appears the pipe isn't connected properly - this is something the council should take up with the developer or just rectify themselves (council are supposed to inspect the infrastructure before accepting it) - either way it shouldn't be your issue. Have you tried contacting your councillor? Paul Agreed. I just found out today the certifier has not given the final sign off. 2 4090 Hello I am developing 2 side by side units. Wish someone can help me on the following questions 1) Which stage should be the storm water pipe installed during the new… 0 7809 If you need to be able to access these then you may need to dig them out and cut them so you can add a socket and a riser to the required height. We normally add a… 1 6841 |