Slide 1: Wastewater Technical Forum
Wastewater Technical Forum Wednesday 4 March 2020
Slide 2: Welcome
Welcome
Slide 3: Summary review: Easy to do business with
Summary review Easy to do business xxxx with Graham Morley, Developer Services Manager
Slide 4: Technical Assurance: Meet the team
Technical Assurance Meet the team Developer, SLP & NAV Services Manager Graham Morley Development Investment Development Connections Developer Relationship Manager Water Technical Manager Wastewater Technical Manager Wastewater Technical Manager Manager Manager Samantha Mottram Teresa Helm Matt Wats
Slide 5: Easy to do business with: knowing our customers
Easy to do business with Knowing our customers Listen and learn Application forms and Who are our customers and what Gather feedback through channels and services they need from us? act on it. guidance Accessible, easy, no jargon, personal. Developer Services – S104 Support Guide Accountability and
Slide 6: Summary review: Codes for Adoption Wastewater
Summary review xxxx Codes for Adoption Wastewater
Slide 7: Codes for Adoption – Wastewater
Codes for Adoption – Wastewater 1. What we’ve been doing 2. Pre-Application 3. Stages in the process 4. What does it mean for you? 5. Transition 6. Local Practices
Slide 8: Codes for adoption development timeline
Overview Sector guidance Design & Model adoption Procedures agreements construction guidance November 2019 December2019 – March 2020 January – March 2019 March – July 2019 July 2019 October 2019 1st April 2020 OFWAT UU workshops – 2 x Water UK OFWAT UU Developer Forum UU Developer Day Implementation
Slide 9: Wastewater codes for adoption: Procedure and Levels of Service
Wastewater codes for adoption Procedure and Levels of Service Design Adoption Construct Maintenance Vesting of Pre-planning Variations Approval Agreement Sewers Period Sewers Process Stage Activity Level of Service Acknowledge application and review submission for completeness 7 Days Stage 1a: Pre-P
Slide 10: Wastewater codes for adoption: Pre-planning
Wastewater codes for adoption Procedure and Levels of Service Design Adoption Construct Maintenance Vesting of Pre-planning Variations Approval Agreement Sewers Period Sewers • Free pre development service • Surface Water connection to sewer must follow the pre planning stage • More information is r
Slide 11: Wastewater codes for adoption: Design approval and adoption agreement
Wastewater codes for adoption Procedure and Levels of Service Design Adoption Construct Maintenance Vesting of Pre-planning Variations Approval Agreement Sewers Period Sewers • SuDS adoption (CIRIA Standards) • 1:20 manhole details only required in certain scenarios • UU construction details for ite
Slide 12: Wastewater codes for adoption: Construction variations and vesting
Wastewater codes for adoption Procedure and Levels of Service Design Adoption Construct Maintenance Vesting of Pre-planning Variations Approval Agreement Sewers Period Sewers • Contact made for first inspection within 2 weeks • Inspection regime to be locally agreed site specific • Onsite variation
Slide 13: Transition to the new sewerage adoption codes
Transition to the new sewerage adoption codes 2 6 month transition period 1 3 Mar 2020 Apr 2020 May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 * If legal agreement is signed site to progress as per agreed technical standards, no changes S104 applications can be made during the transition pe
Slide 14: Planning for Surface Water
Planning for Surface Water Stuart Edwards, Wastewater Technical Manager
Slide 15: Legislation & Organisations involved in Flood Risk Management
Legislation & Organisations involved in Flood Risk Management Town & Country Planning Act Planning Officers, LLFA & EA Floods Water Management Act Section 42 not enacted Land Drainage LLFA / Riparian Owners Highways Act Highways Authority Water Industry Act Water Companies
Slide 16: Hierarchy of surface water discharge
Hierarchy of surface water discharge Planning Practice Guidance & Ground (infiltration) • Most sustainable Building Regulations Soakaways, permeable paving, SI confirm Waterbody infiltration / levels LLFA / EA rate approval Highway drain Negotiate with land owners / Highway Authority at earliest sta
Slide 17: Infiltrating surface water to ground
Infiltrating surface water to ground What evidence are we looking for? Report describing work Summary of results for Plan indicating positions of TP & BH logs or photos of a carried infiltration tests & each tests relative to size of the square/rectangular pit. out & ground conditions calculation as
Slide 18: If you can't infiltrate, what are the next options to explore?
If you can’t infiltrate, what are the next options to explore? Please provide us with evidence of your correspondence with any landowners with your pre-development enquiry. The Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) will determine discharge Waterbody rate from the site. UU can adopt surface A highway dra
Slide 19: SuDS – Trial Areas
SuDS – Trial Areas Merseyside Sefton Graham Perry Knowlsey Liverpool Andy Jack Wirral Congleton Daniel McDermott Cheshire East Macclesfield Crewe & Nantwich Craig Daniels Vale Royal Trial purpose Assess schemes put forward by development community against CIRIA C753 and DCG Test out one engineer cov
Slide 20: Trial Areas – The start of the SuDS journey
Trial Areas – The start of the SuDS journey One engineer – Pre development through to Adoption • Early input to design layout SuDS type Volume • Increased liaison with the LLFA, beneficial on large strategic sites assessed • Feedback so far from customers have seen an improvement in service. Infiltr
Slide 21: SuDS adoption approach from April 2020
SuDS adoption approach from April 2020 • We will continue to consider sewers that communicate with un- adopted SuDS provided they can satisfy the following principles: Our approach and principles. o The proximity to other adoptable or exiting UU assets e.g. sewers or pumping stations has been fully
Slide 22: Our learning – assessment against the CIRIA SuDS Manual
Our learning – assessment against the CIRIA SuDS Manual Maintenance Health and safety Access restricted either side, Overlooked by one property, fencing required due to steep corner of site sides. Fencing around perimeter, Accessible, vehicle parking at gate at the back. turning head. Located very c
Slide 23: Our learning – assessment against the CIRIA SuDS Manual
Our learning – assessment against the CIRIA SuDS Manual Maintenance Health and safety Sediment forebay with Visible and overlooked by engineered base – for ease to properties desilt (bi-annually) Fencing to prevent toddler Accessible, vehicle parking at access, however gate can be turning head and w
Slide 24: Example SuDS layout
Example SuDS layout (Sewers for Scotland) Copyright © United Utilities Water Limited 2019 24
Slide 25: SuDS Transition arrangements
SuDS Transition arrangements Early implementation Transition period SuDS all or nothing March to April April to October 2020 October 2020 In this period will consider Will require ‘all or nothing SuDS in accordance with the approach’ Trial for Early adoption principals. assessment against DCG / The
Slide 26: Thank you for joining us today
Thank you for joining us today