Why are Anglian Water saying its not their responsibility?
Anglian water are only responsible for public sewers, see Public Sewers for explanation. 2. How can I tell who is on the run? It may be possible to obtain plans showing the drainage system from the Planning or Building Control Department at the Council Civic Offices. Sometimes the plans may have been archived and therefore it may take some time to gain access to them. In some cases Environmental Health may have drainage maps if there has been some previous involvement. If you are unable to obtain a map it is possible to trace the run of the pipework by looking into the inspection chambers located in your gardens and that of your neighbours. Looking into the inspection chamber, the direction of the flow is the same as the direction of the swept bends. So if the bend directs the water to the left, the pipework runs to the left. It is this technique that enforcement officers use when visiting site. This technique is effective, but time consuming! There are usually two systems, one for fou
