Garner's Law of Sewers and Drains, 10th Edition

The only publication that deals specifically with the complex and obscure legislation in this area, Garner’s Law of Sewers & Drains:

• Explains the subject matter in a clear and straightforward way, drawing attention to matters of practical difficulty
• Deals with the new primary legislation affecting water and sewerage undertakers - including the parts of the Flood Management and Water Act 2010 relating to infrastructure providers and the adoption of sustainable drainage systems
• Explains the new regime for regulating a wide range of activities that may affect the environment contained in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
• Details further moves towards implementation of the policy that responsibility for private sewers and lateral drains should be transferred to undertakers
• Covers a number of important new cases, dealing with issues such as:
  • the meaning of “sewer”
  • the scope of the Marcic decision in restricting common law claims in nuisance against sewerage undertakers
  • the application of environmental protection to treatments processes at intermediate plants
  • the application of offences arising out of the escape of controlled waste to the escape of sewage from pipes maintained by a sewerage undertaker
  • and the decision that the choice of the point of connection to a public sewer lies with the owner or occupier, not the undertaker
• Is an essential reference work for lawyers practising in this area, as well as those working in civil engineering and construction management