Water fittings regulations

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What is the property currently used for?
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Details of the work

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What is the proposed start date?

You must provide the expected start date, even if this may change.

Notifiable works

The list below shows the types of water fittings that you must tell us about. Please tick all items that apply.

The erection of a building or other structure, not being a pond or swimming pool.

The extension or alteration of a water system on any premises other than a house.

A material change of use of any premises.

The installation of:

A bath having a capacity, as measured to the centre line of overflow, of more than 230 litres;

A bidet with an ascending spray or flexible hose;

A single shower unit (which may consist of one or more shower heads within a single unit), not being a drench shower installed for reasons of safety or health, connected directly or indirectly to a supply pipe which is of a type specified by the regulator;

A pump or booster drawing more than 12 litres per minute, connected directly or indirectly to a supply pipe;

A unit which incorporates reverse osmosis;

A water treatment unit which produces a waste water discharge or which requires the use of water for regeneration or cleaning;

A reduced pressure zone valve assembly or other mechanical device for protection against a fluid which is in fluid category 4 or 5;

A garden watering system unless designed to be operated by hand; or

Any water system laid outside a building and either less than 750mm or more than 1350mm below ground level.

The construction of a pond or swimming pool with a capacity greater than 10,000 litres which is designed to be replenished by automatic means and is to be filled with water supplied by a water undertaker.

Drawings and schedule of fittings

You must send a plan or drawings of your proposed works site with a schematic diagram showing pipework, terminal fittings and backflow prevention devices to be installed.

You can use the upload buttons below to attach the file from your computer. There is a max file size per form of 3mb, so you may need to save any photographs as low res or use file compression.

If you are unable to send digital copies, you may send hard copies to:
Network Regulations,
Affinity Water, Redricks Lane, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 0RL

If you do not provide the correct documentation, your application may be delayed or rejected.

Please provide a list of the fittings you intend to use in your proposed works. *

All fittings must comply with the requirements of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 (4).

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