This document contains:
- general guidance on the performance expected of materials and building work in order to comply with the requirements in Part 6 of the second schedule to the building bye-laws
- practical examples and solutions on how to achieve compliance for some of the more common building situations
Technical Guidance Document 6 covers details of:
- foul water drainage, both above and below ground
- pipe sizes
- protection of pipes
- manholes and inspection chambers
- rodding access
- testing
- waste water treatment systems
- cesspools
- rainwater drainage
- building over public sewers
- separate systems of drainage
Technical guidance document 6 (2014 edition)
Guidance note surface water drainage