The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994 No. 2841

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 2 E+W REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTING SYSTEMS

1.  Collecting systems shall take into account waste water treatment requirements. E+W

2.  The design, construction and maintenance of collecting systems shall be undertaken in accordance with the best technical knowledge not entailing excessive costs, notably regarding— E+W

(a) volume and characteristics of urban waste water;

(b) prevention of leaks;

(c) limitation of pollution of receiving waters due to storm water overflows.