Sustainable water infrastructure charge
Qualifying criteria
Demonstrate, using the current WRC water calculator that properties are built with water efficient fittings and fixed appliances that mean water usage would not exceed the potential consumption of 100 litres per person, per day.
How do I apply?
- You must identify your request on your application for water services.
- A completed WRC Water calculator along with all relevant product specification sheets and a completed disclaimer (signed by the developer) must be submitted to us no later than the signed Water Adoption Agreement being returned to us for self-lay mains schemes or a signed Acceptance Note being returned to us for all other developments. Guidance can be found here.
Late or retrospective applications for the sustainable infrastructure charge cannot be accepted.
Note that your site may be audited to verify the fixtures and fittings included in the application to ensure compliance. Should we establish through audit that the fixtures and fittings do not comply with the accepted calculator or specifications, we will notify you. Where a developer fails two audits in a 12 month period they will not be eligible to apply for the water sustainability scheme on any future developments for a period of 6 months from the date of the most recent failed audit.
Sustainable sewerage infrastructure charge
Qualifying criteria -
Demonstrate that properties are built with no surface water connection to the public sewer, the surface water will need to drain to either a watercourse or an infiltration system. This will need to be via a private or adoptable sewer network, and not through an existing public sewer.
How do I apply?
- Identify your request on your application for water services.
- You must also provide supporting evidence in the form of a drainage layout plan that confirms drainage connectivity of the properties affected by the application.
Please note, you may be audited to verify your application.We reserve the right to remove the sustainable water and or wastewater infrastructure schemes should we decide to do so.