First time sewerage factsheet
More details about first time sewerage and guidance on how to apply can be found here.
Properties not connected to the main sewerage system may qualify for mains connection under Section 101A of the Water Industry Act 1991. If you’ve got a septic tank or a cesspool to dispose of your household’s wastewater, which may be causing pollution to the local environment, you may be eligible to apply for our ‘first time sewerage’ process. Our factsheet below explains the process in more detail and there is an application for you to complete if you think you may be eligible.
Owners or occupiers of premises can request United Utilities to provide a public sewer, or ‘first time sewerage’ if the following criteria are met:
Any application must be for two or more existing properties with a domestic element of drainage which isn’t connected either directly or indirectly to the public sewerage system.
More details about first time sewerage and guidance on how to apply can be found here.
Click here to access our application form for first time sewerage.