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Connecting to the System - Consultation on Paying for Connections to the Water and Sewerage Networks: Consultation Response Form

Introduction

Instructions on how to complete this form:



• Where an ‘agree’, ‘disagree’, or ‘no strong view’ response is sought, please tick the relevant box on the form to indicate your position against each consultation question.



Thank you for taking the time to participate in this consultation.

If you have any queries, please contact Iain Morrison on 0131 244 7819

Your Details

Please complete the details on the Respondent Information Form below. This will help ensure we handle your response appropriately.

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Organisation: (if applicable)
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1. Are you reponding as: (please tick one box) * Required An individual (go to Q2a/b and then Q4)
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Yes, make my response available, but not my name or address
Yes, make my response and name available, but not my address

   
 

The name and address of your organisation will be made available to the public (in the Scottish Executive library and/or on the Scottish Executive website). Are you also content for your response to be made available?

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Your Consultation Response

Question 1: Do you agree that Scottish Water’s contribution should be targeted at all local infrastructure (‘Part 2’ and ‘Part 3’), with developers funding immediate connections and Scottish Water funding strategic capacity?

Agree
Disagree
No strong view

If not, what approach would you support and why?

Question 2: Should the Regulations define Scottish Water’s contribution towards:

(a) domestic properties only, or
(b) domestic and non-domestic properties?

Question 3: If the Regulations were to define reasonable cost for non-domestic properties, what method do you suggest should be used?

Question 4: Do you agree that Scottish Water’s contribution should be limited to an amount based on future income from that connection and payable only when a development is well advanced?

Agree
Disagree
No strong view

If not, what approach would you support, and why?


Question 5: Do you have any comments on the proposed basis for calculating Scottish Water’s reasonable cost contribution?

Question 6: What factors should be taken into account in setting the variables n and c, and why?

Question 7: Do you agree that connections for new properties and existing properties should be treated equally?

Agree
Disagree
No strong view

If not, what approach would you support, and why?

Question 8: Do you have any comments on the implications of the draft Regulations on development constraints?

Question 9: What, if any, provision on reserving capacity would you support and why?

Additional Comments (including comments on the draft Regulations)

Page updated: August 15, 2005