What is surface water ingress?

Surface water ingress is the penetration of surface water into a system that it should not be entering. Rainwater or roof water entering a sewage system via cracked or damaged pipes, ill-fitted or damaged inspection chambers or intentionally plumbed methods can create all kinds of problems. 

Some of the problems caused by surface water ingress are:

• Pollution of our rivers and watercourses;
• Damage to private sewage systems and their drainage fields;
• Flooding through overwhelmed systems;
• Subsidence of undermined foundations;

These are not minor problems to encounter and they are certainly not cheap to rectify either. 

You can find further information on the effects of surface water in the following articles:

Surface water drainage: what is it and how does It work?

Does My House Have Surface Water Drainage?

Case Study | Surface Water Pollution

If you think you might have surface water getting into your private sewage system please contact us as a matter of urgency so we can hopefully save you what could potentially be thousands of pounds of damage and disruption.

Call 0800 181 684 today.