Welcome to O'Brien Drainage Ltd

We have an excellent reputation for delivering the best customer satisfaction and the highest quality work around in Yorkshire and Scunthorpe.

OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE

O’Brien Drainage Ltd is a well established family run business with 40+ Years in Drainage and civil Engineering Work. We have built up an excellent reputation and pride ourselves on our commitment to providing a professional and speedy service at all times, whilst maintaining the highest quality of work.

We have fully equipped vans with all the necessary equipment to solve any drainage problem.
We have an excellent reputation for delivering the best customer satisfaction and the highest quality work around Yorkshire and Scunthorpe.
The Company management have extensive professional experience in Drainage and Civil Engineering.

OUR SERVICES

Changes to septic tank regulations in England and Wales

Help your customers
What are the home owners responsibilities?

Under the new code of practice by the Environment Agency, homeowners are responsible for the installation and maintenance of the sewage treatment system on their property and to limit its impact on the local environment.

What is the situation?

Since January 2015, new rules relating to sewage treatment discharge came into effect in England and Wales. All direct discharge from a septic tank into a watercourse, such a river, a lake, or a stream, will no longer be permitted. An upgrade or a replacement of the existing septic tank will be required.

Who is affected?

Any homeowner, in England or Wales, who currently has a septic tank directly discharging into a watercourse.

What are the deadlines?

This upgrade of your sewage treatment systems must be in place by January 1, 2020, or when selling the property (if selling before this date). If the Environmental Agency finds that a septic tank is currently polluting surface water, the homeowner will be required to install a new system before 2020. What are the options? If a septic tank is discharging directly into a watercourse, three solutions are available:

Connect to the main sewer. However, this option is unavailable in a lot of remote areas.. Install a drainage field. Also known as an infiltration system, this allows the septic tank to discharge to the ground instead of a watercourse. Please note that, in many cases, the installation of a drainage field is not possible due to site constraints such as space or the soil not having sufficient drainage potential such as clay soil.. Upgrade your septic tank with a small sewage treatment plant, eliminating the need for any drainage field.

To find out if you or your customers are affected by the 2020 septic tanks regulations, contact O’Brien Drainage on 08002461079. Book your free site visit or discuss the best course of action for your project. You can also request a quote for a replacement sewage treatment plant.

Drainage Fields / Soakaways – Free Quotes – Our Engineers are fully qualified and Experienced having Installed many DF / Soakaways over the years – Specialist Installers.

Drainage Fields are designed to ensure aerobic contact between effluent and the Sub soil. Drainage Fields needs to be designed to Individual Requirements taking in to consideration ground conditions , flows , property Boundaries and many more factors.

Drainage Fields must consist of bottom discharge slotted pipes laid in a continuous loop to ensure controlled effluent distribution throughout the drainage field.

"Installed a Drainage Field for us , they always empty our Septic Tank anyway. The Company was Professional , great work men . They were a pleasure to work with. We would like to Recommend this Company very Highly. Good work Thank you"

"Just Excellent all round service from start to finish. The New Drains they have fitted are working brilliantly , with little mess or disruption. Hard working lads who turned up when they said they would in all weathers. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend their services to anyone"

I have to say firstly all the reviews are correct. I am moving house and they did a cctv of my drains emptied my septic tank .They did a full report on All drains for my solicitor .The after service was brilliant. Liz sorted all paperwork out. We will definitely keep in touch as they have become friends now. I cannot recommend highly enough.

Top Quality Work. My Wife and i are so very happy with the Standard of work from this Company. They emptied our Septic Tank , Rebuilt the Manhole and sorted out our Soakaway. Will be recommending this Company and the polite staff. The After Sales was good we can ring anytime if we have any questions. Thank you for all your hard work. Hope to see you again soon.

Called them up on Saturday tank was overflowing all over garden they came out straight away within the hour , they emptied tank and cleaned all the garden waste as well. I can't believe how effortless they made the job and their vehicle is a credit to them. To say I was impressed is an understatement . They gave me a waste form and explained where the waste would be taken. I have no hesitation in recommending this company and I will be telling everyone!!! Thank you again Geoff.

Thankfully, I found this Company. Myself and my husband have never had a Septic tank before, and we have just purchased a property with one. The Engineers have been brilliant and have explained everything we need to know about Septic Tanks and the processes. I also could not believe the price to empty as we had been quoted a lot more. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Arrived on time. Cleared blocked drain washed overflow down and flushed drain then cleaned blocked rain drain all as well for quoted price. Very polite, helpful and efficient, certainly recommend over the more expensive well-known brand name.