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Guidance notes for application to self lay a water supply (mains and connections)

SECTION 1 – Applicant (Correspondence Address)

1.1 Applicant The person or company apply for the water supply or diversion

1.2 Please supply the landowner’s details if you do not own the site Only the owner or occupier (with the owner’s permission) of the site has the right to request Bournemouth Water to provide a water supply.

Bournemouth Water will process applications from other parties, provided they are acting with the approval of the owner/occupier as their sole representative regarding the new water supplies to the site.

1.3 Please supply the details of your Self Lay Provider (SLP)The company that you wish to lay your water mains. This company needs to be approved under the Lloyds Register scheme for contractors wishing to lay water infrastructure. Details and a list of approved companies can be found on the Lloyds Register website at http://www.lloydsregister.co.uk/wirs.html.

SECTION 2 - Site

2.1 Address of the site This will be the property/site requiring the water supply.

Site Contact This should be the person co-ordinating all on-site works on the Applicant’s behalf. This is the person Bournemouth Water’s site agent and Contractors will contact to arrange site meetings, plan work, etc.

Pre development reference number This only requires completing if you have previously made a pre development enquiry and have an existing Bournemouth Water pre development reference number.

2.2 Contestable work you may wish to undertake. Contestable work is work that the SLP may undertake instead of Bournemouth Water. Please indicate on the application form what tasks you wish Bournemouth Water to the SLP to undertake:.

You may:

design the onsite water systems in accordance with water companies’ specifications (except sizing pipes)

install onsite mains

install offsite mains in third party land and highways where the developer or SLP has obtained thenecessary easements and street authority approvals and satisfied any other legal requirements

carry out routine inline connections, subject to relevant safeguards and accreditation schemes being inplace

install extensions and the new part of diversions to new development sites, where the developer or SLPhas the necessary permissions and no existing customers will be affected, or there are no engineeringreasons why this work should be non-contestable

install service pipes to new mains, according to Bournemouth Water specifications

connect service pipes to new mains (after Bournemouth Water has commissioned the new main),provided the appropriate standards are met and there are no risks to existing customers.

connect service pipes to new mains on development sites installed by water companies or other SLOs

connect service pipes directly to existing offsite mains, subject to appropriate accreditation and caveats

swab, disinfect and pressure test new mains, under supervision by Bournemouth Water

fit water meters to Bournemouth Water specification and subject to their approval

provide as-laid drawings to Bournemouth Water specification

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Once the charges for the scheme have been calculated, the above choices cannot be changed without a recalculation taking place. No work will be carried out until any outstanding payments have been paid.

If you are submitting a design for Bournemouth Water approval, then the following minimum information mustbe included.

Site Location Plan

Layout Drawings

Evidence of Hydraulic Calculations

Choice of WRAS approved mains materials suitable for the site

Standard details for valve installations

Standard details for meter installations, if applicable

Fire Service Consultation

Site Investigation Reports, if available.

Wayleaves for Third Party Land entry, if applicable

Wayleaves for working in proximity to Network Rail structures, if applicable

Environment Agency consents for working near water courses, if applicable

The design should be carried out in accordance with the WRc Publication “Self-Laying of Water Mains and Services” 2nd Edition.

Failure to include all of these applicable items will result in a delay in processing your application

2.3 Information to be supplied in accordance with the Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM) 2015 The information to be supplied in this section will help ensure that all parties are able to communicate fully with each other and should assist the process involved with design and installation of the water main.

Bournemouth Water has a duty to ensure the safety of its personnel and customers. Any risks to either need to be identified and highlighted at an early stage.

Providing drawings in DWG or AutoCAD format, if available, will help us to maximise efficiency in processing your application.

2.4 Planning Permission Please provide the required details of your planning permission. If you have not received planning permission, then Bournemouth Water will not be able to proceed with your application.

2.5 Type of Development Please indicate the type and numbers of dwellings or units you are planning to construct. This will enable Bournemouth Water to design a mains layout to suit the size of your development.

2.6 Phasing information for installation of water main Typically, new mains are installed during each phase of road construction. If the site is to be constructed in several phases, please provide a plan indicating where each phase is located. The phasing of main laying will affect the cost of the work and may affect the contribution you are required to pay. It is in your interest to describe the phasing accurately as this may reduce the likelihood of incurring charges due to extra visits being required.

2.7 Site Build Rate This will assist in ensuring the correct number of phases is included for the job. It will also give an indication of Bournemouth Water’s income from the new builds and the likely duration of construction on the site.

2.8 Detailed Site Questions If you are able to answer any of these questions then this will help the design process and ensure that any relevant guidelines and regulations are adhered to in the installation of your water supply.

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SECTION 3 – Water Connection Details

3.1 Type of connection required Please inform Bournemouth Water of the number and type of meter installations you require.

The standard form of meter installation will be a Boundary Box installed in the pavement at the entrance to each property. You should install a service pipe from the premises to the proposed meter position at the boundary of the highway in accordance with the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999. Pipes should be capped and clearly marked showing which property they supply. No more than 5 service pipes should be laid in the same trench.

Internal meters, usually collected together in a meter cupboard, are preferred where a large number of meters will need to be installed in a limited area (e.g. a block of flats with one communal entrance).

A bulk meter is usually only permitted in situations where the individual flats or properties are not going to be subsequently sold off (e.g. a camp site, retirement flats or student accommodation).

3.2 Non Domestic Supplies Please provide information which will allow Bournemouth Water to assess the demand and duty cycle of the units being constructed. This will aid in the design of the mains and services.

3.3 Fire Supplies Please provide information which will allow Bournemouth Water to assess your Fire Cover requirements of the units being constructed. This will aid in the design of the mains and services

SECTION 4 – Infrastructure Charges

Infrastructure Charges These are applicable to anyone building or developing a property and are payable at the time a new connection is made. The charge levied is the higher of:-

A single standard infrastructure charge

A charge calculated by the use of a “relevant multiplier” which compares the likely instantaneousdemand of installed fittings with that of an average household

If you have requested any supplies greater than a 32mm outside diameter you MUST complete the fittings table to allow us to calculate the correct infrastructure charges.

SECTION 5 – Drainage

Please indicate whether the property/development will be connected either directly or indirectly to the public sewerage system maintained by Bournemouth Water.

If you have answered yes to the above question, please indicate the type of drainage on the development.

If you have answered no to question i), please indicate what means of disposal you will be using.

Please indicate if soakaways are to be used for surface water drainage.

SECTION 6 – Service connections Terms and Conditions

All of the terms and conditions in this section must be fulfilled before a new service connection can be carried out.

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SECTION 7 – VAT

It is important to select the relevant type of property to ensure the correct VAT is applied to the charges. Civil engineering services include connections and new mains.

SECTION 8 – Additional Information

Would you like to arrange a site meeting? Please indicate if you would like to arrange a site meeting to discuss the water provision for your development.

Please reference in the table any drawings and calculations you have submitted with your application.

SECTION 9 – Declaration

In signing the declaration you are applying for a new water supply connected to Bournemouth Water’sdistribution system. Such a supply will be designed by Bournemouth Water based on the information providedin the application.

SECTION 10 – Contact Us

These are the methods of contacting the Developer Services Team.

SECTION 11 – Check List

You must include the following with your application

Site Plan – Clearly showing the layout of your site with the proposed position of all buildings, roads, points of access to the site, preferred route of supplies and at a scale of 1:500 or less.

Site Location Plan – Clearly showing the location of the site in relation to the nearest Public Highway (or with Grid Reference) and the surrounding geography and at a scale of 1:2500.

Water Regulations drawing – Clearly showing the layout of the proposed plumbing and water fittings.

Relevant reports – Please provide copies of any reports you confirm have been undertaken in section 2.7 or 2.8.

Deposit – Please refer to the Charges Scheme for the current deposit which will be required. This deposit must be included with your application and this will be deducted from the final cost of your scheme. If the final cost of the scheme is less than your deposit then the outstanding amount will be refunded on completion of construction. Should these costs be more, you will be invoiced.

To be included if applicable

Letter / fax / email or authorisation - If the applicant is not the owner or occupier of the site, a letter, fax, or email from the owner/occupier confirming that the applicant has authorisation to act on their behalf must be attached to the application along with their signature in Section 1.

Evidence for VAT reduction - Relevant evidence for reduced rate or zero rated VAT if you are applying for a relevant residential/charitable, listed building or domestic conversion connection.

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SECTION 12 – Risk Assessment for Water Pipes in Land Potentially Affected by Contamination

Information to be submitted in accordance with Contaminated Land Assessment Guidance published between Water UK and HBF

Please visit the Water UK Website for further information:

http://www.water.org.uk/contaminated-land-assessment-guidance