Thread: Have A Question About Storm Water Pipes

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Well received an Email from the Council yesterday stating they have sent the neighbour two doors up from us a letter giving them the opportunity to resolve the matter through voluntary compliance with in 30 days . Not sure how that is going to go as he has already told me he will not do any more investigation to find the leak & is not going to pay any money to fix it . It is getting close to Christmas so I guess nothing will be done until the new year.

.....'through voluntary compliance' suggests they've sent 'im a letter suggesting non-compliance.

DL

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Any progress on this?

No have to wait until 2nd December to report back to council . Guy has not bothered to come & see me yet is too busy getting his pool finished & new grass on footpath. Guy next door tells me the guy with the pool has not spoken to him either.

Originally Posted by 1950landy

No have to wait until 2nd December to report back to council . Guy has not bothered to come & see me yet is too busy getting his pool finished & new grass on footpath. Guy next door tells me the guy with the pool has not spoken to him either.

He's probably sick of getting blamed for a broken pipe that's not on his property, if it's broken on your neighbours property he will have to front the costs. Most likely him or the previous owner has had work done and the pipe got broken and was never fixed.
Yes the pool owner should allow an inspection from his end, but at the end of the day if it's not broken on his property it's not his problem. If him or the builders caused the leak somehow and you can prove that's the case then sure he will have to front the costs.
IF the pipe can't handle the extra load when it's fixed which I highly doubt that it won't be able to, then yes its up to him to increase the pipe size over all 3 properties.
Sorry to sound like a ***** but really that's the way it's gonna end up for you guys.

Cheers

But the pipe has been run through property 2 illegally.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

But the pipe has been run through property 2 illegally.

What's to say it's illegal? The house would never have been allowed occupancy if the LPD wasn't abided by. Sometimes an easement isn't put in place over shared services, not common but it happens. If there's an agreement with the council/owners of the properts/waterboard etc it will be documented.
If not then plug the pipe up the pool guys end and split the cost to fix the pipe with the neighbour, or make him run his own storm water out to the street also.
I'd just split the cost with the neighbour and be done with it

Originally Posted by LRJim

What's to say it's illegal? The house would never have been allowed occupancy if the LPD wasn't abided by. Sometimes an easement isn't put in place over shared services, not common but it happens. If there's an agreement with the council/owners of the properts/waterboard etc it will be documented.
If not then plug the pipe up the pool guys end and split the cost to fix the pipe with the neighbour, or make him run his own storm water out to the street also.
I'd just split the cost with the neighbour and be done with it

You're assuming that the pipe work involved was carried out during the subdivision development, house construction or just a gentlemen's agreement. If either or both of the latter, it is illegal without council approval. If it was a part of the subdivision, there would be a storm water easement shown on the properties' Registered Survey Plan, which there isn't.

When these satellite suburbs boomed, thirty to forty years ago, the work was being done, faster than the Council Building Inspectors could get around the sites.
Many rules were broken and short cuts taken during these times.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

When these satellite suburbs boomed, thirty to forty years ago, the work was being done, faster than the Council Building Inspectors could get around the sites.
Many rules were broken and short cuts taken during these times.

Get out! Where did you find that out? Google, Faecebook?