JCR
29th July 2010, 01:46 PM
Moved house recently, and am now having a shed put up for my workshop. I have a couple of issues with plumbing.
Because the shed is over some magic size, I have to get rid of rainwater either into a rubble pit, or into the stormwater drains. However, I also want a sink in the shed (e.g. getting rid of the dregs from beer brewing, cleaning the Weber BBQ grill, cleaning paintbrushes). So, potentially nasty stuff could go down the sink. First question - is it legal to hook up household waste to the stormwater drain? I believe it is illegal to connect stormwater runoff into the sewerage drains. If it's illegal to hookup household waste (grey water etc) to the stormwater system, it implies there are three takeoffs for any dwelling - stormwater, sewerage and houshold waste, which seems odd.
If I went the rubble pit way, would the waste stuff make the rubble pit ineffective over time?
Any advice appreciated.
Because the shed is over some magic size, I have to get rid of rainwater either into a rubble pit, or into the stormwater drains. However, I also want a sink in the shed (e.g. getting rid of the dregs from beer brewing, cleaning the Weber BBQ grill, cleaning paintbrushes). So, potentially nasty stuff could go down the sink. First question - is it legal to hook up household waste to the stormwater drain? I believe it is illegal to connect stormwater runoff into the sewerage drains. If it's illegal to hookup household waste (grey water etc) to the stormwater system, it implies there are three takeoffs for any dwelling - stormwater, sewerage and houshold waste, which seems odd.
If I went the rubble pit way, would the waste stuff make the rubble pit ineffective over time?
Any advice appreciated.