What to do

The following points summarise what you should do to check your compliance with legal requirements and good practice:

• Check your connections to surface water and sewer – are all connections compliant with regulations and documented?
• Ensure that consents with the Environment Agency and sewerage undertaker are in place and paid for (if necessary).
• Are you metering your water use and, if necessary, your waste water output?
• Can you find opportunities for saving water?
• Are your precautions for spill prevention and response up-to-date?
• If you have a fire, where will the fire fighting water go and what environmental impacts could it cause?