Redland City Council reminds property owners that they are responsible for ensuring their roof-water system is correctly installed and legally connected to the stormwater system.
It is important that this is done so that roof water run-off does not impact Council infrastructure or compromise community safety.
The sewerage network and the stormwater network are two separate systems and they have been designed so that one doesn’t end up in the other.
It is vital that property owners ensure stormwater does not enter the sewerage network via their properties as this could result in the network backing up and causing sewage to overflow.
This can affect your own home, as well as cause sewage overflows in neighbouring properties and public spaces.
It is also illegal under Queensland legislation.
Section 80 of the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 says the owner of premises must not allow any part of a stormwater installation (roof gutters, downpipes, subsoil drains and stormwater drainage) for the premises to be connected to an on-site sewage facility or a sanitary drain.
Council has a city-wide program for conducting sanitary drain smoke-testing of properties.
The detection work involves non-toxic smoke being blown into sewer maintenance holes to check the city’s wastewater network for defects, damage or illegal connections.
More testing is planned for the current financial year and Council’s contractor will advise affected residents in advance of the testing.
For more information go to Council’s webpage: Collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater | Redland City Council