Checking for a misconnection: an easy and unobtrusive way to know you're protecting the environment
Channel: NorthumbrianWater
Date: 2021-03-23

So…what’s a misconnection.

Well, some sewers are “combined”. They take household and business wastewater, as well as things like rainwater from roofs and roads, to our treatment works.

But in many areas, the wastewater sewers are separate from those which take that rainwater straight to local rivers, streams or even the sea. 

A misconnection is where a property is connected to the wrong drains. This causes the wastewater from sinks, white goods, even toilets, to head for those watercourses! Find out more here: http://www.connectright.org.uk/ 

If you think this could apply to your property, you can contact our team at misconnectionnotifications@nwl.co.uk and we can carry out a simple survey to check. This video shows you how easy having a survey done can be.