Comment

Representation ID: 9506

Received: 15/03/2019

Respondent: Severn Trent Water

Severn Trent Water Response:
Sewage Strategy:
We will ensure that our assets have no adverse effect on the environment and that we provide appropriate levels of treatment at each of our sewage treatment works.
We will complete necessary improvements to increase capacity when sites are more advanced in planning process.
Surface Water and Sewer Flooding:
Expect surface water on new development to be managed in line with the Government's Water Strategy, Future Water.
For new developments we would not expect surface water to be conveyed to our foul or combined sewage system and, where practicable, we support the removal of surface water already connected to foul or combined sewer.
We believe that greater emphasis needs to be paid to consequences of extreme rainfall.
Water quality
Need to take account of EA Source Protection Zone (SPZ) and Safe Guarding Zone policy, EA RBMPs, and Water Framework Directive.
Water Supply
When specific detail of planned development location and sizes are available a site specific assessment of the capacity of our water supply network could be made. Any assessment will involve carrying out a network analysis exercise to investigate any potential impacts.
We would not anticipate capacity problems within the urban areas of our network, any issues can be addressed through reinforcing our network. However, the ability to support significant development in the rural areas is likely to have a greater impact and require greater reinforcement to accommodate greater demands.
Water Efficiency
We recommend that you consider taking an approach of installing water efficient fittings on new properties.
We would encourage you to impose the expectation on developers that properties are built to the optional requirement in Building Regulations of 110 litres of water per person per day.