Property drainage
As land drainage is called a sewer system that the wastewater of a plot of public sewer supplies. There are two types of wastewater: dirty water and rainwater . You will find different systems in Germany; in the private as well as in the commercial or public sector, a mixed system or a separation system can be found in the respective building / company building . All wastewater, rainwater and waste water, run together in the mixed system. In the separation system you will find two complete sewage systems that lead to separate main lines on the street. Every owner of a building, whether a city (schools, hospitals, etc.), a commercial enterprise or the private homeowner, is responsible for the operation and maintenance of his sewage system.
Property drainage is regulated by standards in Europe, German standards, federal and state laws and regional regulations such as B. the respective sewage statute of your community.
Examples
In principle, the following rule applies: The sewage system is operated according to “recognized rules of technology”, this formulation can also be found in standard texts. What is meant is the current technical knowledge of the specialists.
In many countries there are already regulations that deal with the constant control and maintenance of sewage networks. One example is Section 61a in the LWG NRW. This defines the type of test, the test intervals and the timing for testing and verification of every sewer network, whether private or commercial.
Help on this topic can be found today at highly specialized companies in sewer services and, since 2009, at neutral, certified consultants for property drainage. These are kept in municipal lists in the respective region.
